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Aaron Stampler Aaron Stampler is the villain of William Diehl's 1993 novel Primal Fear and its two sequels, Show of Evil (1995) and Reign in Hell (1997). He was portrayed by Edward Norton in the 1996 movie adaptation of Primal Fear in an Academy Award-nominated performance.
Aaron Strate Aaron Strate was a MuchMusic VJ. He won the Canadian music channel's 2002 VJ Search, and stayed at the station for only a couple of months, before returning to Vancouver, British Columbia, where he had grown up, to further his studies.
Aaron Sweeney Aaron Sweeney, born July 4 1984, is an Irish musician who has released such singles as "Just a bit o' fun", as well as "Dreams", the prior reaching 26th in the Irish Modern Music Charts. Popular both among underground Techno and Emo Scenes, as well as making a name for himself in the touring pub rock scene.
Aaron T. Beck Aaron Temkin Beck (born July 18, 1921) is an American psychiatrist and a professor emeritus at the department of psychiatry at the University of Pennsylvania. Beck is known as the father of Cognitive Therapy and inventor of the widely used Beck Scales, including the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI), Beck Hopelessness Scale, Beck Scale for Suicidal Ideation (BSS), Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI) and Beck Youth Inventories"Beck Scales for Adults and Children" Beck Institute for Cognitive Threapy and Research.
Aaron Twerski Professor Aaron Twerski is Dean and professor of tort law at Hofstra University School of Law. He is a prolific scholar who served as co-reporter for the American Law Institute’s Restatement of Torts Third: Products Liability, receiving the prestigious designation of "R.
Aaron Valero Aaron Valero (1913-2000) was an Israeli physician and educator who helped establish hospitals and medical schools, authored medical publications and contributed greatly to the advancement of medical education in Israel in the latter half of the 20th Century. Valero was born in Jerusalem to a distinguished Sephardi family which had settled in Palestine in the early 1800s and on his mother's side, in the late 1400s.
Aaron Van Camp Aaron Van Camp (June 23, 1816 – September 15, 1892) was an espionage agent for the Confederate States of America during the American Civil War. He was a member of the Rose O'Neal Greenhow Confederate spy ring, which in 1861 was broken up by Allan Pinkerton, head of the recently formed Secret Service.
Aaron Webster Aaron Webster (June 1959-November 17, 2001) was a gay man living in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, who was beaten by a group of men close to a gay cruising area in a woody part of Stanley Park near Second Beach on 17 November 2001. According to reports, the youths came across a nearly-naked Webster and chased him to a parking area where they beat him with baseball bats.
Aaron Wise Aaron Wise, an American rabbi; born at Erlau, Hungary, May 2 1844; died in New York March 30 1896; son of Chief Rabbi Joseph Hirsch Weiss, and father of Rabbi Stephen Samuel Wise. He was educated in the Talmudic schools of Hungary, including the seminary at Eisenstadt, where he studied under Dr.
Aaron's rod Aaron's rod refers to any of the staffs carried by Moses' brother, Aaron, in the Old Testament. Along with Moses' rod, Aaron's rod was endowed with miraculous power during the Plagues of Egypt which preceded the Exodus.
Aaron's Way Aaron's Way was a family drama series that ran in 1988 on American television, starring Merlin Olsen as Aaron Miller, the husband and father of an Amish family, which he moved to California and had to adapt to technology and situations that Amish traditionally shun.
Aaron, Son of the Devil Aaron, Son of the Devil is the name given to an anti-Semitic caricature of an English Jew appearing on an Essex county document dated 1277. The document concerns fines imposed on some Jews and Christians who had pursued a doe after it had escaped from hounds near the city of Colchester, an offense against the forest laws of the time.
Aaronic Priesthood The Aaronic Priesthood (also called the Levitical Priesthood) is the lesser of the two (or sometimes three) orders of priesthood recognized in Mormonism. The others are the Melchizedek Priesthood and the rarely-recognized Patriarchal Priesthood.
Aars Aars is a municipality (Danish, kommune) in northern Denmark, in the county of North Jutland on the peninsula of Jutland. The municipality covers an area of 223 km², and has a total population of 13,284 (2005).
Aarschot Aarschot is a municipality in the province of Flemish Brabant, in Flanders, one of the three regions of Belgium. The municipality comprises the city of Aarschot proper and the towns of Gelrode, Langdorp and Rillaar.
Aart Aart is a Dutch rendering of the name Arthur, is a common male name. It is cognate with similar names in a variety of languages, such as Art and ArtĂşur (Old Irish), Arth (Welsh) and Artur (many Germanic and Slavic languages).
Aart Koopmans Aart Koopmans (October 12 1946-15 January 2007) was a Dutch business man, president of the Dutch winter speed skating marathon organisation and founder of the Alternative Elfstedentocht. His father, Bram Koopmans was the organiser for the Amstel Gold Race in road cycling for many years.
Aarti Aarti, ĂŁrti, arathi, or ĂŁrati is a Hindu ritual, in which light from wicks soaked in ghee (purified butter) or camphor is offered to one or more deities. It is said to have descended from the Vedic concept of fire rituals, or homa.
Aarudhra Aarudhra is a highly respected author in Modern Telugu literature. He edited Anandavani magazine circa 1947 and Tvamevaham and Samagra Andhra Sahityam (SAS)(An Encyclopedia of Telugu Literature) are landmark works of his.
Aasai Aasai is a Tamil film starring Ajith Kumar and Suvalakshmi. It was an immense hit and launched the careers of Ajith and Suvalakshmi but the main role in this film was by Prakash Raj who donned a memorable role.
Aashaadha Aashaadha (Hindi: आसाढ़ aasaarh or आषाढ aaṣaaḍh) is a month of the Hindu calendar. In India's national civil calendar, Aashaadh is the fourth month of the year, beginning on 22 June and ending on 22 July.
Aashiqui Aashiqui (Hindi: आशिक़ी, Urdu: آشقی) is a 1990 Bollywood romance, particularly noted for its music. The film made the careers of Kumar Sanu, Anuradha Paudwal and Nadeem-Shravan, who all won Filmfare Awards for the movie.
Aasi Aasi is a subtribe of major Punjabi Rajput/ Jutt clan: the Chadhars of central Punjab. Aasi people are mostly the inhabitants of districts Sargodha, Jhang, Mandi Bahauddin, and tehsil Sarai Alamgir of district Gujrat.
Aasiaat Aasiaat (old spelling: Ausiait), Danish: Egedesminde is Greenland's fourth-largest town and at the same time a municipality (Aasiaat Kommuneat). The municipality covers several islands at the southern end of Disko Bay (Aasiaat Archipelago in west-central Greenland.
Aasif Karim Aasif Yusuf Karim (born December 15, 1963 in Mombasa) was a Kenyan cricketer. Of Indian ancestry, Karim made a reputation for himself as a useful lower-order batsman but predominantly as a left-arm spinner, frequently said to be one of the best outside the Test-playing nations.
Aasimar An aasimar is a creature in the fantasy role-playing game Dungeons & Dragons. Aasimar are "planetouched"; that is, they are mortal creatures that have in their blood some otherworldly characteristics.
Aastra Technologies Aastra Technologies Limited () headquartered in Concord, Ontario, Canada, makes products and systems for accessing communication networks including the Internet. Its products include residential and business telephone terminals, screen telephones, Enterprise Private branch exchanges (PBX), network access terminals and high quality digital video encoders, decoders and gateways.
Aatank Hi Aatank Aatank Hi Aatank is the name of a 1995 Bollywood movie. At the time of its release there was a tendency towards romantic movie production in Bollywood cinema, such as Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge, Barsaat and others.
Aathichoodi Aathichoodi is a collection of single-line quotes written by Auvaiyar and organized in alphabetical order. There are 108 of these sacred lines which include "A turtle is a turtle, never a tortoise", "Look out of the window, see your life reflected in the bushes and the trees and the glossy meadows and live", "Don't make fun of stupid people, because they will all leave and then who will we have to make fun of??
Aaton Aaton is a motion picture equipment manufacturer, based in Grenoble, France. Aaton was founded by Eclair engineer Jean-Pierre Beauviala, whose efforts have been primarily focused on making quiet, portable motion picture hardware suitable for impromptu field use, as for documentaries.
Aaton universal Aaton universal is a lens mount developed by the Aaton camera company for use with their 16 mm movie cameras. It is distinguished by its three-pronged flange, which can be oriented in any of three positions and is held in place with a friction locking ring.
Aatos Erkko Aatos Juho Michel Erkko (born 16 September 1933 in Helsinki) is a Finnish journalist and the main owner of SanomaWSOY and its Helsingin Sanomat newspaper. Erkko has a Master of Science degree and he has studied journalism in the Columbia College of Columbia University.
AA Battlefield District The AA Battlefield District is one of the four districts of AA Region I of the Virginia High School League which consists of schools in Fredericksburg and surrounding area. Most of the schools in the district are in Spotsylvania County, which is one of fastest growing counties in Virginia.
AA Bay Rivers District The AA Bay Rivers District is one of the four districts of AA Region I of the Virginia High School League which typically holds schools in the Hampton Roads metropolitan area. The schools in the Bay Rivers District compete with the schools in the AA Battlefield District, A/AA Eastern Shore District, and the AA Southside District.
AA E-Zine AA E-Zine is a news and events ezine aimed at the Asian American community in the Metro NY and Long Island areas of New York. It includes a special section covering State University of New York at Stony Brook news and Asian American alumni from that institution.
AA Highlands District The AA Highlands District is a high school conference of the Virginia High School League that includes schools from Southwest Virginia, mostly in the Bristol and Kingsport areas. The schools of the Highlands District compete in AA Region IV with the schools in the AA Piedmont District and the AA Southwest District.
AA Motoring Trust The AA Motoring Trust is a trust created in 2002 to continue the non-commercial roading and road safety activities of the AA after its demutalisation and sale. The AA Motoring Trust receives funding from the Automobile Association and has a licence to use the AA brand.
AA Northwestern District The AA Northwestern District is a high school conference in the state of Virginia that currently stretches from Shenandoah County to Prince William County. The Northwestern District member schools compete in Region II with the schools from the AA Dulles District, AA Jefferson District, and AA Valley District.
AA Piedmont District The AA Piedmont District is a high school conference of the Virginia High School League that includes schools from Southwest Virginia mostly in the Martinsville and the Danville areas. The schools of the Piedmont District compete in AA Region IV with the schools in the AA Highlands District and the AA Southwest District.
AA Region I Region I is one of the four AA regions of the Virginia High School League. It is made up of four districts: the AA Battlefield District, the AA Bay Rivers District, the A/AA Eastern Shore District, and the AA Southside District.
AA Region II Region II is one of the four AA regions in the Virginia High School League. It is made up of four districts:the AA Dulles District, the AA Jefferson District, the AA Northwestern District, and the AA Valley District.
AA River Ridge District The AA River Ridge District is a district in Region III of the Virginia High School League which was formed for the 2003-2004 school year out of the AA Blue Ridge District. In the 2002-2003 school year, the student body of Group AAA Cave Spring High School in Roanoke County was split into two Group AA sized schools with the opening of Hidden Valley High School.
AA Southside District The AA Southside District is one of the four districts of AA Region I of the Virginia High School League which typically holds schools south of the Greater Richmond Region down to the Virginia-North Carolina border.
AA Southwest District The AA Southwest District is a high school conference of the Virginia High School League that includes schools from Southwest Virginia, United States, and is mostly in the Bluefield, West Virginia area. The schools of the Southwest District compete in AA Region IV with the schools in the AA Highlands District and the AA Piedmont District.
AA-52 The AA-52 (Arme Automatique Transformable Modèle 1952, "Transformable automatic weapon model 1952") is one of the first French produced guns of the post World War II era. Also called "Cinquante-Deux" (French for "52").
AAA (band) are a Japanese pop signed to the label Avex Trax and debuted in September 2005. The group, consisting of 5 boys and 3 girls, were certainly already experienced as they had acted in commercials and had been dancers for other Japanese stars, such as Ayumi Hamasaki and Ami Suzuki.
AAA Beach District The AAA Beach District is one of the four districts of the AAA Eastern Region of the Virginia High School League. The schools in the Beach District compete with the schools in the AAA Eastern District, the AAA Peninsula District, and the AAA Southeastern District.
AAA CampeĂłn de Campeones Championship The AAA CampeĂłn de Campeones (Champion of Champions) Championship is a championship contested for in the Mexican lucha libre promotion Asistencia AsesorĂ­a y AdministraciĂłn (AAA). As the name of the title suggests, the holder was to be held in regard as a higher-regarded champion among all of the AAA title holders.
AAA Capital District The AAA Capital District is a high school conference in the state of Virginia that includes schools from the Greater Richmond Region, . AAA is the largest enrollment class of the Virginia High School League and also typically the most competitive level in Virginia high school sports.
AAA Cardinal District The AAA Cardinal District is a high school conference in the state of Virginia that includes schools exclusively from Prince William county. AAA is the largest enrollment class of the Virginia High School League and also typically the most competitive level in Virginia high school sports.
AAA Cedar Run District The AAA Cedar Run District is a high school conference in the state of Virginia that includes schools stretching from Manassas to Culpeper. AAA is the largest enrollment class of the Virginia High School League and also typically the most competitive level in Virginia high school sports.
AAA Central District The AAA Central District is a high school conference in the state of Virginia that includes schools from the Greater Richmond Region, . AAA is the largest enrollment class of the Virginia High School League and also typically the most competitive level in Virginia high school sports.
AAA Central Region The Central Region is one of the four AAA regions in the Virginia High School League. It is made up of four districts: the AAA Capital District, the AAA Central District, the AAA Colonial District, and the AAA Dominion District.
AAA Colonial District The AAA Colonial District is a high school conference in the state of Virginia that includes schools in the Greater Richmond Region. AAA is the largest enrollment class of the Virginia High School League and also typically the most competitive level in Virginia high school sports.
AAA Commonwealth District The AAA Commonwealth District is a high school conference in the state of Virginia that includes schools stretching from Stafford to Charlottesville. AAA is the largest enrollment class of the Virginia High School League and also typically the most competitive level in Virginia high school sports.
AAA Concorde District The AAA Concorde District is a high school conference in the state of Virginia that includes public schools exclusively from Fairfax County. AAA is the largest enrollment class and also typically the most competitive level in Virginia high school sports.
AAA Dominion District The AAA Dominion District is a high school conference in the state of Virginia that includes schools from the Greater Richmond Region. AAA is the largest enrollment class of the Virginia High School League and also typically the most competitive level in Virginia high school sports.
AAA Eastern District The AAA Eastern District is one of the four districts of the AAA Eastern Region of the Virginia High School League. The schools in the Eastern District compete with the schools in the AAA Beach District, the AAA Peninsula District, and the AAA Southeastern District.
AAA Eastern Region The Eastern Region is one of the four AAA regions in the Virginia High School League. It is made up of four districts: the AAA Beach District, the AAA Eastern District, the AAA Peninsula District, and the AAA Southeastern District.
AAA chipset The AAA chipset (Advanced Amiga Architecture) was intended to be the next-generation Amiga multimedia technology designed by Commodore International. The initial design discussions were started in 1988, and after many revisions and redesigns the first silicon versions were fabricated in 1992-1993.
AAA Liberty District The AAA Liberty District is a high school conference in the state of Virginia that includes schools exclusively from Northern Virginia. AAA is the largest enrollment class of the Virginia High School League and also typically the most competitive level in Virginia high school sports.
AAA Northern Region The Northern Region is one of the four AAA regions in the Virginia High School League. It is made up of four districts: the AAA Concorde District, the AAA Liberty District, the AAA National District, and the AAA Patriot District.
AAA Northwest Region The Northwest Region is one of the four AAA regions in the Virginia High School League. It is made up of four districts: the AAA Cardinal District, the AAA Cedar Run District, the AAA Commonwealth District, and the AAA Western Valley District.
AAA proteins AAA or AAA+ is an abbreviation for ATPases Associated with various cellular Activities. It is a protein superfamily in which the member proteins share a highly conserved module of approximately 230 amino acid residues.
AAA Patriot District The AAA Patriot District is a high school conference in the state of Virginia that includes schools from eastern Fairfax County and Alexandria City. AAA is the largest enrollment class and also typically the most competitive level in Virginia high school sports.
AAA Peninsula District The Peninsula District is one of the four districts in the AAA Eastern Region of the Virginia High School League. It consists of the public high schools in the cities of Hampton, Newport News and Gloucester High School in Gloucester County.
AAA Reina de Reinas Championship The AAA Reina de Reinas (Queen of Queens) Championship is a women's title contested for by in the Mexican lucha libre promotion Asistencia AsesorĂ­a y AdministraciĂłn (AAA). It is on the line yearly in AAA's Reina de Reinas Tournament, as well as defended regularly.
AAA Second Mascot Tag Team Championship The AAA Second Mascot Tag Team Championship is a tag team title contested for in the Mexican lucha libre promotion Asistencia AsesorĂ­a y AdministraciĂłn (AAA). The title is for teams of a regular-sized wrestler and a second miniature version, or mascot, of himself.
AAA Southeastern District The AAA Southeastern District is one of the four districts of the AAA Eastern Region of the Virginia High School League. The schools in the Southeastern District compete with the schools in the AAA Beach District, AAA Eastern District, and the AAA Peninsula District.
AAA Travel High School Challenge The AAA Travel High School Challenge (sometimes shortened to AAA Travel Challenge) is an annual travel-themed scholarship competition run by the American Automobile Association, open to students in grades 9-12 in the fifty United States and the District of Columbia. First run in 2003 as part of AAA's centennial celebrations, the competition has now become an annual event and a premier high school scholarship program.
AAA Western Valley District The AAA Western Valley District is a high school conference in the state of Virginia that includes schools in Southwest Virginia. AAA is the largest enrollment class of the Virginia High School League and also typically the most competitive level in Virginia high school sports.
AAA World Mixed Tag Team Championship The AAA World Mixed Tag Team Championship is a tag team title contested for in the Mexican lucha libre promotion Asistencia AsesorĂ­a y AdministraciĂłn (AAA). The title is for teams comprised of one male wrestler and one female wrestler.
AAA World Tag Team Championship The AAA World Tag Team Championship is the main tag team title contested for in the Mexican lucha libre promotion Asistencia AsesorĂ­a y AdministraciĂłn (AAA). The title has been vacant and inactive since 1994.
AAALAC The Association for Assessment and Accreditation of Laboratory Animal Care International, or AAALAC, is a private, nonprofit organization that promotes the humane treatment of animals in science through voluntary accreditation and assessment programs. The program started in 1965, when leading veterinarians and researchers organized the AAALAC.
AAARGH! AAARGH! is a computer game in which the player controls a giant monster, either an Ogre or a Lizard, with the goal of crushing and destroying everything in its path, across different lands and periods of history.
AAC SeaStar The AAC SeaStar is an amphibious biplane currently produced in kitplane form, but soon to be available as a ready-to-fly aircraft. The aircraft is built largely of composite materials and features wings that may be easily removed for transport, and a ballistic recovery system in the form of a parachute that can be deployed from the engine nacelle.
AACE International AACE International (the Association for the Advancement of Cost Engineering) was founded in 1956 by 59 cost estimators and cost engineers during the organizational meeting of the American Association of Cost Engineering at the University of New Hampshire in Durham, New Hampshire. AACE International Headquarters is located in Morgantown, West Virginia, USA.
AACR2 AACR2 stands for the Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules, Second Edition. It is published jointly by the American Library Association, the Canadian Library Association, and the Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals (in the UK).
AAFC Support Wings The support wings of the Australian Air Force Cadets (AAFC) are the Air Training Wing (ATW), Ground Training Wing (GTW) and Logistics Support Wing (LSW). They provide support to the operational wings both independently and through specialist flights.
AAFT Festival Of Short Films Asian Academy Of Film And Television, the premier film and tv institute in India has launched its INTERNATIONAL FILM AND TELEVISION CLUB under the leadership of world renowned film maker Sandeep Marwah from the film city noida. The organisation has its annual programme of having festival of short films.
AAG (1900 automobile) AAG was the brand name of a German automobile company which offered only one car, a 5 hp (4 kW) voiturette designed by one Professor Klingenberg and manufactured between 1900 and 1901. The company factory was bought by the politician Emil Rathenau, also the head of the AEG Group.
AAI Corporation AAI Corporation (Aircraft Armaments Incorporated) is an aerospace and defense manufacturing firm in Hunt Valley, Maryland. AAI is a subsidiary of United Industrial Corporation, and is currently a major developer and producer of unmanned aerial vehicles.
AAI SBR The AAI Serial Bullet Rifle was a US made assault rifle, developed by the AAI Corporation as a possible entrant into the Advanced Combat Rifle program to replace the long serving M16 rifle. The AAI SBR was designed as an alternative to developing the XM70, which was proving costly to manufacture.
AAlib AAlib is a software library that allows applications to automatically convert still and moving images into ASCII art. It has been used in a wide variety of programs, including a conversion of Quake II which allows the 3D game to be played on dumb terminals, and DVD players which output in text mode (Xine, MPlayer).
AAL1gator The AAL1gator was a semiconductor device which became a run-away success and played a role in the acquisition of four companies. The name was based on the fact that the AAL1gator implements the ATM AAL-1 standard.
AALBC.com AALBC (the African American Literature Book Club) is a web site which is a source of information on books by and about African-American authors, including book recommendations, on-line discussion boards, writer's resources, articles, and critical reviews of books.
AAMI Kooyong Classic The AAMI Kooyong Classic is an international tennis tournament held in Kooyong, Melbourne, Australia. The tournament is not related to the ATP Tour and players participating in the tournament will not gain points for the ATP rankings.
AAMI Stadium AAMI Stadium, formerly known as Football Park, is an Australian rules football stadium located in West Lakes, Adelaide, South Australia. It was built in 1973 by the South Australian Football League (SANFL) and is now the home ground of the Adelaide Crows and Port Adelaide Power.
AAMVA The American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators is a non-governmental organization which is voluntary, tax-exempt, nonprofit, educational and a private corporation which strives to develop model programs in motor vehicle administration, police traffic services and highway safety. The association serves as an information clearinghouse for these same disciplines, and acts as the international spokesman for these interests.
AAnn The AAnn are a fictional species of reptilian humanoids in Alan Dean Foster's Humanx Commonwealth series. They are described as lizard-like with flexibility and speed superior to that of most men, although they are generally shorter and somewhat less strong.
AAR wheel arrangement The AAR wheel arrangement system is a method of classifying locomotive (or unit) wheel arrangements that was developed by the Association of American Railroads. It is essentially a simplification of the European UIC classification, and it is widely used in North America to describe diesel and electric locomotives.
AASHO Road Test The AASHO Road Test was a series of experiments carried out by the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials to determine how traffic contributed to the deterioration of highway pavements. Officially, the Road Test was "...
AASHTO Soil Classification System The AASHTO Soil Classification System was developed by the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials, and is used as a guide for the classification of soils and soil-aggregate mixtures for highway construction purposes.
AASI Jetcruzer The AASI Jetcruzer is a single turboprop light civil transport made by AASI. The Jetcruzer has an unusual configuration, with a single turboprop engine driving a pusher propeller, prominent canards, and fins mounted at the ends of its swept wings.
AĂŻssa Khelladi AĂŻssa Khelladi is a journalist, novelist, playwright and poet who has published books on the rise of Islamic fundamentalism, plays, poetry and several novels, most notably Peurs et Mensonges and Rose d'abime, both of which deal insightfully and unflinchingly with the situation in contemporary Algeria. His writing is intense and gripping and often very innovative in its style.
AĂŻstopoda AĂŻstopoda are an order of highly specialised snake-like amphibians known from the Carboniferous and Early Permian of Europe and North America, ranging from tiny forms only 5 cm to nearly a meter in length. The first appear in the fossil record in the Mississippian period and continue through to the Early Permian.
Aït Benhaddou Aït Benhaddou (Arabic: آيت بن حدّو) is a 'fortified city', or ksar, along the former caravan route between the Sahara and Marrakech. It is situated in Souss-Massa-Draâ on a hill along the Ouarzazate River and has some beautiful examples of kasbahs, which unfortunately get damaged each rainstorm.
Aër The aër (Greek, "the air") is the largest and outer-most covering of the chalice and paten in the Greek church. This corresponds to the veil used to cover the chalice and paten in the Latin rite, but is slightly larger.
AĂ«rius of Pontus AĂ«rius of Pontus was a friend and fellow ascetic of Eustathius of Sebaste, who became Bishop of Sebaste (355), and who ordained AĂ«rius and placed him over the hospital or asylum in that city. AĂ«rius fell out with Eustathius, upbraided him for having deserted ascetic practices, and began to preach new doctrines, insisting that there was no sacred character distinguishing bishop or priest from laymen, that the observance of the feast of Easter was a Jewish superstition, and that it was wrong to prescribe fasts or abstinences by law, and useless to pray for the dead.
Aëtius Amidenus Aëtius Amidenus or Aëtius of Amida (Αέτιος Αμιδηνός) was the court physician of Justinian I. He wrote a medical encyclopedia called either Sixteen Medical Books or Tetrabibloi (Βιβλία Ιατρικά) which documents the medical knowledge of the Late Antique period, drawing on previous medical authors, including Galen and the encyclopedia of Oribasius.

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