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Ambient industrial Ambient industrial is a hybrid genre of ambient and industrial music; the term industrial being used in the original experimental sense, rather than in the sense of industrial metal or EBM. Ambient industrial makes use of Industrial principles such as use of anti-music, extra-musical elements and shock tactics, but wields these elements with more subtlety.
Ambient isotopy An ambient isotopy is the continuous deformation of a knot or link. This means the aspect of topology, where a knot or link may be bent, twisted, stretched, or pulled, as long as it is not allowed to intersect with itself or be cut.
Ambient media Ambient Media started to appear in British media jargon around 2002, but now seems to be firmly established as a standard term within the advertising industry. It is the name given to a new breed of out-of-home products and services determined by some as Non-Traditional or Alternative Media.
Ambient music Ambient music is a loosely defined musical genre that incorporates elements of a number of different styles - including jazz, electronic music, new age, rock and roll, modern classical music, reggae, traditional, world and noise.
Ambient network Ambient Networks is a network integration solution to the modern-day problems of switching from one network to the other in order to keep in contact with the outside world. This project aims to develop a network software-driven infrastructure that will run on top of all current or future network physical infrastructures to provide a way for devices to connect to each other, and through each other to the outside world.
Ambient noise level In atmospheric sound transmission or noise pollution, ambient noise level is the sound pressure level at a given location, normally specified as a reference level to study a new intrusive sound source. Ambient sound levels are often measured in order to map sound conditions over a spatial regime to understand their variation with locale.
Ambient occlusion Ambient occlusion is a shading method used in 3D computer graphics which helps add realism to local reflection models by taking into account attenuation of light due to occlusion. Unlike local methods like Phong shading, ambient occlusion is a global method, meaning the illumination at each point is a function of other geometry in the scene.
Ambient space In mathematics, especially in geometry and topology, an ambient space is the space surrounding a mathematical object. For example, a line may be studied in isolation, or it may be studied as an object in two-dimensional space — in which case the ambient space is the plane, or as an object in three-dimensional space — in which case the ambient space is three-dimensional.
Ambient weather Ambient Weather, founded in 1999 by Ed Edelman, is an Arizona based weather station distributor and software manufacturer that specializes in customized solutions and products for the home and office, industry, schools, resorts, government and the media.
Ambigu (meal) Ambigu is a French term that was adopted to mean 'a mixture of things' relating to a type of meal that was popular amongst the English upper class during the mid-17th and mid-18th centuries. It was an evening meal that was less formal than dinner but still planned with a set table and varied types of cold food at the sideboard.
Ambiguity effect The ambiguity effect is a cognitive bias where decision making is affected by a lack of information, or "ambiguity". The effect implies that people tend to select options for which the probability of a favourable outcome is known, over an option for which the probability of a favourable outcome is unknown.
Ambiguity tolerance Ambiguity tolerance is the ability to perceive ambiguities (contradictory issues which may be difficult to understand) in social and cultural behaviors as well as information with equivocal (several) meanings in a neutral and open way.
Ambiguous image Ambiguous images are an optical illusion images which are crafted to exploit graphical similarities and other properties of visual system interpretation between two or more distinct image forms. These are famous for inducing the phenomenon of multistable perception.
Ambiguous viewpoint Object Oriented Analysis and Design models are often presented without clarifying the viewpoint represented by the model. By default, these models denote an implementation viewpoint that visualises the structure of a computer program.
Ambika Soni Ambika Soni (born November 13, 1943) is the Minister of Tourism and Culture of India. She is a member of the Indian National Congress and is an elected Member of Parliament representing the state of Punjab in the Rajya Sabha.
Ambikanagar Ambikanagar is a small project township approximately 16Kms from bustling Dandeli cityin the Haliyal] taluk of [[Karwar district in Karnataka. Ambikanagar is soaked in the green pristine environs of the Western Ghats.
Ambilight Ambilight, which is short for Ambient Lighting Technology, is a feature invented by Philips Electronics, generating light effects around the TV that correspond to the video content. The effect, the company claims, is a larger virtual screen and a more immersive viewing experience.
Ambilineality Ambilineality is a system of determining descent groups in which one belongs to one's father's or mother's lineage. Unlike Unilineal descent, Ambilineality allows the individual the option of choosing their own lineage.
Ambion Hill Ambion Hill is the hill in Leicestershire near to the town of Market Bosworth where, traditionally, the Battle of Bosworth Field was fought. This has been disputed by historians and research has been started to ascertain the truth about what was called, at the time, the Battle of Redesmore.
Ambiorix Ambiorix was, together with Catuvolcus, prince of the Eburones, a Belgic tribe of north-eastern Gaul (Gallia Belgica), where nowadays Belgium is located. In the 19th century Ambiorix became a Belgian national hero because of his resistance against Julius Caesar, as written down in Caesar's Commentarii de Bello Gallico.
Ambisonic UHJ format Ambisonic UHJ Format is a development of the Ambisonic surround sound system designed to allow Ambisonic recordings to be carried by mono- and stereo-compatible media. It is a hierarchy of systems in which the recorded soundfield will be reproduced with a degree of accuracy that varies according to the available channels.
Ambisonics Ambisonics was invented by Michael Gerzon of the Mathematical Institute, Oxford, who with Professor Peter FellgettPeter Fellgett, Ambisonics. Part One: General System Description, Studio Sound, August 1975, 1:20--22,40.
Ambitious card The Ambitious Card is a magic effect in which a playing card seems to return to the top of the deck after being placed elsewhere in the middle of the deck. This is a classic effect in card magic and serves as a study subject for students of the craft of magic.
Ambitle Ambitle is a volcanic island which, together with Babase, another volcanic island, is one of the two Feni Islands in the Bismarck Archipelago in the Papua New Guinea province of New Ireland to the east of the island of New Ireland. Ambitle is a stratovolcano and considered to be of radiocarbon status.
Ambivalence Ambivalence is a state of having emotions in contradiction, when those emotions are related to the same object, idea or person (for example, feeling both love and hatred for someone or something). The term is also commonly used to refer to situations where 'mixed feelings' of a more general sort are experienced or where a person feels uncertainty or indecisiveness concerning something.
Amblecote Amblecote is a suburb in the Metropolitan Borough of Dudley in the West Midlands, England, just north of Stourbridge town centre, and on the western fringe of the West Midlands urban area. Located within the Amblecote suburb is the War Memorial Athletic Ground, home of Stourbridge Football Club (the Glassboys) & Stourbridge Cricket Club.
Amblin Entertainment Amblin Entertainment is an American film and television production company founded by Steven Spielberg, Kathleen Kennedy and Frank Marshall in 1982. Amblin is only a production studio, and has never distributed its own movies.
Amblygonite Amblygonite is a fluorophosphate mineral, (Li,Na)AlPO4(F,OH), composed of lithium, sodium, aluminium, phosphate, fluoride and hydroxide. The mineral occurs in pegmatite deposits and is easily mistaken for albite and other feldspars.
Amblypoda Amblypoda is a taxonomic hypothesis uniting a group of extinct, herbivorous mammals. They were considered a suborder of the primitive ungulate mammals, and have since been shown to represent a polyphyletic group.
Ambo (woreda) Ambo is one of the 180 woredas in the Oromia Region of Ethiopia. Part of the Mirab Shewa Zone, Ambo is bordered on the southwest by Tikur, on the west by Cheliya, on the north by Ginde Beret, on the northeast by Jeldu, on the east by Dendi, and on the southeast by Wonchi.
Amboise Amboise is a medieval town and a commune of France, in the Indre-et-Loire département, on the banks of the Loire River, 14 miles east of Tours. Today a small market town, it was once home of the French royal court.
Amboise conspiracy The Amboise conspiracy, or Tumult of Amboise (1560), was a failed attempt by Huguenots and the house of Bourbon to wrest power over France, by abducting the young king, Francis II and arresting François (the Duke of Guise) and his brother Charles (cardinal of Lorraine).
Amboory Amboory is a village in the south eastern tip of the state of Kerala in India beside the Western Ghats. It is a place of Vedic importance as well as the site of a massive landslide that killed 40 people in 2001.
AmborĂł National Park AmborĂł National Park in central Bolivia is a nature reserve with over 800 species of birds, over 125 mammalian species including puma, ocelots, and the rare Spectacled Bear (Tremarctos ornatus), consisting of 4425 square kilometres. It is protected from human settlement and mining.
Amborella Amborella trichopoda is a rare understory shrub or small tree found only on the island of New Caledonia. It is of great interest in plant systematics because modern molecular systematics data place it at or near the base of the flowering plants.
Amboseli Reserve Amboseli Game Reserve, formerly Amboseli National Park is in Kajiado District, Rift Valley Province in Kenya. The park is 3,260-square kilometer (1,260-square mile) in size and the local people are mainly Maasai, but people from other parts of the country have settled there attracted by the successful tourist-driven economy.
Amboy Conference The Amboy Conference was the setting of the official "re-organization" of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints into the Latter Day Saint denomination now known as the Community of Christ. Held on April 6, 1860, this conference recognized movement founder, Joseph Smith, Jr's eldest son, Joseph Smith III as his rightful successor and sustained the young Joseph as President of the Church.
Amboy, California Amboy, California is a nearly empty ghost town in California's Mojave Desert roughly sixty miles (97 km) northeast of Twentynine Palms. It was once a major stop along famous Route 66 but has seen much lower visitation since the opening of Interstate 40 to the north in 1973.
Amboyna massacre The Amboyna massacre occurred because of the intense rivalry between the East India companies of England and Holland in the spice trade. The Dutch East India Company (VOC) established a trading post at Amboyna (Ambon Island) in the Molucca Islands in 1609 by driving out the previously established Portuguese factors.
Ambra Polidori Ambra Polidori (born 1954 in Mexico City, Distrito Federal) is a Mexican artist, who through diverse forms of plastic production such as photography and video, makes a call for attention to the situations of human suffering that arise as a result of the present conflicts.
Ambracia Ambracia, occasionally Ampracia (Greek: ancient Ἀμπρακία; modern Αμβρακία), was an ancient Corinthian colony, situated about 7 miles from the Ambracian Gulf in Greece, on a bend of the navigable river Arachthos (or Aratthus), in the midst of a fertile wooded plain.
Ambracian Gulf The Ambracian Gulf, officially the Amvrakikos Gulf (Greek: Αμβρακικός κόλπος) and also called the Gulf of Arta, is a gulf of the Ionian Sea in northwestern Greece. It is one of the largest enclosed gulfs in Greece.
Ambridge-Aliquippa Bridge The Ambridge-Aliquippa Bridge is a steel cantilever through truss bridge which crosses the Ohio River at Ambridge, Pennsylvania. The bridge was originally named the Woodlawn-Ambridge Bridge but was soon renamed Ambridge-Aliquippa when Woodland was eclipsed by the rapid expansion of the Aliquippa Works of the Jones & Laughlin Steel Company.
Ambridge, Pennsylvania Ambridge is a borough in Beaver County in western Pennsylvania, incorporated in 1910 and named after the American Bridge Company, which had significant operations there. Ambridge is located 16 miles (25 km) northwest of Pittsburgh, alongside the Ohio river.
Ambroise Ambroise (flourished c. 1190) was a Norman poet and chronicler of the Third Crusade, author of a work called L'Estoire de la guerre sainte, which describes in rhyming French verse the adventures of Richard Coeur de Lion as a crusader.
Ambroise Guellec Ambroise Guellec (born 26 March 1941 in Peumerit, Brittany) is a French politician and Member of the European Parliament for Western France. He is a member of the Union for a Popular Movement, which is part of the European People's Party, and sits on the European Parliament's Committee on Regional Development.
Ambroise Vollard Ambroise Vollard (born July 3 1866, Saint-Denis, La RĂ©union; died July 21 1939 in Versailles, France), is regarded as one of the most important dealers in French contemporary art at the beginning of the twentieth century. He is credited with providing exposure and emotional support to numerous notable and unknown artists, including Paul CĂ©zanne, Maillol, Picasso, Rouault, Gauguin and Vincent Van Gogh.
Ambroise-Dydime Lépine Ambroise-Dydime Lépine (18 March, 1840 – 8 June, 1923) was a military leader of the Métis under the command of Louis Riel during the Red River Rebellion of 1869–1870. He was tried and sentenced to death for his role in the rebellion and for the execution of Thomas Scott, but his sentence was commuted by Governor General Lord Dufferin.
Ambrones The tribe of the Ambrones appears briefly in the Roman sources relating to the 2nd century BC. Their location at the beginning of their brief history was the coast of north Europe, north of the Rhinemouth, in the Frisian Islands, the region now occupied by what is left of the Zuider Zee, and Jutland, which they shared with their close neighbors, the Cimbri and the Teutones.
Ambrose Saint Ambrose, (Latin: Sanctus Ambrosius, "Ambrosius episcopus Mediolanensis"; Italian: Sant'Ambrogio; Lombard: Sant'Ambroeus) (c. 340 – 4 April 397), bishop of Milan (Mediolanum in Latin), was one of the most eminent bishops of the 4th century.
Ambrose Alli University Ambrose Alli University is one of the Universities in Nigeria established in 1981 as a centre of excellence. It was established by the then governor of Bendel State (now Edo and Delta state), professor Ambrose Folorunso Alli (1979-1983).
Ambrose Dixon Ambrose Dixon (c. 1619Ambrose Dixon: The Man and the Legacy, James Edward Jensen - April 12, 1687) was an early American pioneer who was born in England and emigrated to the United States at an early age where he lived in the Virginia Colony before moving to Maryland.
Ambrose Godfrey Ambrose Godfrey-Hanckwitz (1660 – 15 January 1741), or Ambrose Godfrey as he preferred to be known, was a German-born British phosphorus manufacturer and apothecary. He was one of the first phosphorus manufacturers and was one of the best and most successful in his time.
Ambrose Channel Ambrose Channel is the main shipping channel in and out of the Port of New York and New Jersey. The channel is considered to be part of Lower New York Bay and is located several miles off the coasts of Sandy Hook in New jersey and Breezy Point, Queens in New York.
Ambrose King Ambrose Yeo-chi King, PhD (University of Pittsburgh) () (born 14 February 1935) is a sociologist in Hong Kong and was formerly the vice-chancellor of The Chinese University of Hong Kong. He has been pro-vice-chancellor before succeeding Arthur Li.
Ambrose Lau Ambrose LAU Hon Chuen GBS JP (劉漢銓) (born July 16, 1947) was the chairman of the Hong Kong Progressive Alliance (HKPA), a pro-business and pro-Beijing political party in Hong Kong. He was a member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong (LegCo), elected from the constituency of Election Committee.
Ambrose Lee Ambrose Lee Siu Kwong () IDSM JP is Secretary for Security of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China and a member of the Executive Council. He was appointed to his post in August 2003, replacing Regina Ip.
Ambrose Madden Ambrose Madden(VC) (1820 - 1 January 1863) was born in Cork and was an Irish 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.
Ambrose Small Ambrose Joseph Small (born January 11, 1863 in Bradford, Ontario) was a Canadian theatre magnate, who owned theatres in several Ontario towns including the Toronto Grand Opera House and the Grand Theatre in London, Ontario, considered by some to be his favorite theatre. More notably, he is a famous Canadian missing person.
Ambrose Spencer Ambrose Spencer (December 13, 1765 - March 13, 1848) was a United States Representative and New York State Attorney General. Born in Salisbury, Connecticut, he attended Yale College and graduated from Harvard University in 1783.
Ambrose, Louisiana Ambrose set in Louisiana, USA is a small fictional town featured in the 2005 horror film remake House of Wax. The town has been deserted for the past ten years, which is said to be attributed to the sugar mill business closing down.
Ambrosia In ancient mythology, Ambrosia (Greek ) is sometimes the food, sometimes the drink, of the gods. The word has generally been derived from Greek a- ("not") and mbrotos ("mortal"); hence the food or drink of the immortals.
Ambrosia beetle Ambrosia beetles are beetles of the weevil subfamilies Scolytinae and Platypodinae (Coleoptera, Curculionidae), which live in nutritional symbiosis with ambrosia fungi. The beetles excavate tunnels in dead trees in which they cultivate fungal gardens, their sole source of nutrition.
Ambrosia dumosa Ambrosia dumosa, the burro-weed or white bursage, is a common constituent of the creosote-bush scrub community throughout the Mojave desert of California, Nevada, and Utah and the Sonoran Desert of Arizona and northwestern Mexico. Ambrosia dumosa has been studied to determine allelopathic interactions with creosote bush, Larrea tridentata, which produces a chemical that inhibits the growth of A.
Ambrosia Moore Ambrosia "Amber" Moore Forrester is a fictional character from the CBS soap opera The Bold and the Beautiful, portrayed by Adrienne Frantz from July 18, 1997 until April 14, 2005. The character began appearing on The Young and the Restless on November 29, 2006.
Ambrosia trifida Ambrosia trifida, variously called Great Ragweed, Giant Ragweed, Bitterweed, Bloodweed, is a perennial plant in the aster family, native throughout much of North America. Its flowers are green and are pollenated by wind rather than by insects, and the pollen is one of the main causes of late summer hay fever.
Ambrosian chant Ambrosian chant (also known as Milanese chant) is the liturgical plainchant repertory of the Ambrosian rite of the Roman Catholic Church, related to but distinct from Gregorian chant. It is primarily associated with the Archdiocese of Milan, and named after St.
Ambrosian Republic The short-lived Ambrosian Republic of Milan (1447 – 1450) was declared upon the death of the last of the Visconti dukes of Milan, Filippo Maria Visconti, in a sanguine moment hopeful of reviving the medieval rights of the comune, and named for St. Ambrose, the 4th century bishop of Milan, who was taken on as the Republic's patron.
Ambrosian Rite Ambrosian Rite (also sometimes called the Milanese Rite) named after Saint Ambrose, bishop of Milan in the fourth century, is a Catholic liturgical rite practised among Catholics in the greater part of the Archdiocese of Milan (excluding notably the city of Monza, and a few other towns), and neighbouring area, including some five million Catholics in Lombardy, Italy and in about fifty parishes of the Diocese of Lugano, in the Canton Ticino, Switzerland.
Ambrosians Ambrosians is a term that might be applied either to members of one of the religious brotherhoods which at various times since the 14th century have sprung up in and around Milan or, exceptionally to a 16th century sect of Anabaptists.
Ambrosio Guillen Staff Sergeant Ambrosio Guillen (1929-1953) was a United States Marine who was posthumously award the Medal of Honor — the United States' highest military honor — for his heroic actions and sacrifice of life during the Korean War, two days before the cease fire. He was responsible for turning an overwhelming enemy attack into a disorderly retreat.
Ambrosio O'Higgins, Marquis of Osorno Ambrosio O'Higgins, Marquis of Osorno, Marquis of Vallenar, Baron of Ballynary (es: Ambrosio O'Higgins, marqués de Osorno, marqués de Vallenar, barón de Ballinary) (c. 1720, Ballynary, County Sligo, Ireland—March 19, 1801Lima], [[Peru) born Ambrose O'Higgins (Ambróis Ó hUigínn, in Irish), was an Irish-born Spanish colonial administrator.
Ambrosio Padilla Ambrosio Padilla (born December 7, 1910 in Manila, Philippines) is a former Filipino basketball player and former elected member of the Senate of the Philippines. He was one of the most important figures in the Asian basketball development.
Ambrosio Spinola, marqués de los Balbases Don Ambrosio Spinola Doria, marqués de los Balbases (1569–September 25, 1630), Spanish general, was born in Genoa. He was the eldest son of Filippo Spinola, marquis of Sesto and Benafro, and his wife Polissena, daughter of the prince of Salerno.
Ambrosius Aurelianus Ambrosius Aurelianus, called Aurelius Ambrosius in the Historia Regum Britanniae and elsewhere, was a war leader of the Romano-British who won an important battle against the Anglo-Saxons in the 5th century, according to Gildas. Some scholars have speculated that he was also the leader of the Romano-British at the Battle of Mons Badonicus and as such may have been a historical basis for King Arthur.
Ambrosius Bosschaert Ambrosius Bosschaert the Elder (Antwerp, January 18 1573–The Hague, 1621) was a still life painter of the Dutch Golden Age. He started his career in Antwerp, but spend most of it in Middelburg (1593–1613), where he became dean of the painters' guild.
Ambrosius Ehinger Ambrosius Ehinger, also Dalfinger, Alfinger, Thalfinger, (* c. 1500 in Thalfingen near Ulm, Bavaria; † 31 May 1533 near Chinácota Colombia) was a German conquistador and the first governor of the Welser concession, also known as “Little Venice” (Klein-Venedig), in New Granada, now Venezuela and Colombia.
Ambrosius Gudko Ambrosius (in this world Vasiliy Gudko, in Russian Василий Гудко) (December 28, 1867 - August 9, 1918) bishop of Sarapul and Yelabug. He was canonized as a Russian Saint by the Russian Orthodox Church in 2000.
Ambrosius of Optina Reverend Ambrosius of Optina (Russian: преподобный Амвросий Оптинский; properly Aleksandr Mikhaylovich Grenkov - Александр Михайлович Гренков, December 5, 1812, Bolshaya Lipovitsa settlement, Tambov guberniya—October 23, 1891) was a starets and a celibate skhima priest (iyeroskhimonakh), canonized in 1988 by the Local Council of the Russian Orthodox Church.
Ambrotype [ambrotypes were made by unknown photographers, such as this American example of a small girl holding a flower, circa 1860. Because of their fragility ambrotypes were held in folding cases much like those used for daguerreotypes]
Ambu bag An ambu bag is a proprietary brand of a self-inflating bag-valve-mask (BVM) resuscitator, used to provide artificial ventilation to people who are having difficulty breathing or have stopped breathing altogether. The device is also used extensively in the operating room to ventilate an anesthetized patient in the minutes before an electric ventilator is attached.
Ambucetamide Ambucetamide (C17H28N2O2, Alpha-Dibutylamino-alpha-(p-methoxyphenyl)acetamide, CAS 519-88-0) was discovered in 1953 by Paul Janssen as an antispasmodic found to be particularly effective for the relief of menstrual pain.
Ambulance An ambulance is a vehicle designated for transporting people to or from a place of treatment for an illness or injury. An ambulance may travel from the site of an accident or injury to a hospital, from a hospital to a patient's home, or between two points of treatment (such as between a doctor's surgery and a hospital with specialist facilities).
Ambulance Service of New South Wales The Ambulance Service of New South Wales (ASNSW) is the main provider of pre-hospital emergency care and ambulance services in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It come's under the control of the NSW Governments Department of Health, and is one of the largest ambulance servies in the world.
Ambulatory Patient Group Ambulatory Patient Group (APG) is a system used to classify patients into nearly 300 pathology groups rather than the 14,000 of the International Classification of Diseases. It is similar to DRGs, but applied to urgencies.
Ambulocetidae Ambulocetidae is a family of early cetaceans that still were able to walk on land. The genus Ambulocetus, after which the family is named, is by far the most complete and well-known ambulocetid genus due to the discovery by Thewissen et al.
Ambush An ambush is a long established military tactic in which an ambushing force uses concealment to attack an enemy that passes its position. Ambushers strike from concealed positions such as among dense underbrush or behind hilltops.
Ambush at Drumnakilly Ambush at Drumnakilly is an Irish rebel song about an event in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland which occurred on August 30, 1988: three volunteers of the Provisional IRA (PIRA) were ambushed and killed in action by the Special Air Service (SAS).
Ambush defence An ambush defence is one in which defence evidence - notably from expert witnesses - has not been adduced in advance to the prosecuting authorities, leading to their inability to rebut it. The term is used in United Kingdom jurisprudence.
Ambush marketing Ambush marketing occurs when a brand pays to become the official sponsor of an event and an other brand tries to connect itself to the same event, without paying the sponsorship fee and without breaking any laws.
Ambush Makeover Ambush Makeover is the title of a television show which aired in syndication and the Style Network from 2003-2005. The show aired on Fox-owned stations during its first season, and then went national for the second season before being cancelled by Twentieth Television.
Ambuyah Ebanks Ambuyah Ebanks is the Miss Cayman Islands Pageant 2006 winner. Born to an American mother and a Caymanian father, Ambuyah spent the early years of her childhood growing up in West Bay, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands.
Amby & Dexter Amby & Dexter is a small series of animated interstitials on Nickelodeon created by Paul Fierlinger and his wife Sandra Schuette. The title is a play on "ambidextrous", meaning "the ability to use both hands", as the characters evolve from a pair of hands.
Ambystoma mavortium The Barred Tiger Salamander (Ambystoma mavortium) is a species of salamander found from southwestern Canada in British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba, south through the western United States to Texas, and northern Mexico.
Ambystoma talpoideum The Mole Salamander (Ambystoma talpoideum) is a species of salamander found in much of the eastern and central United States, from Florida to Texas, north to Illinois, east to Kentucky, with an isolated population in Virginia. Older sources often refer to it as the Tadpole Salamander.
Ambystoma texanum The Smallmouth Salamander (Ambystoma texanum) is a species of salamander found in the central United States, from the Great Lakes region in Michigan to Nebraska, south to Texas, and east to Tennessee, with a population in Canada, in Pelee, Ontario. It is sometimes referred to as the Texas Salamander, Porphyry Salamander, or the Narrowmouthed Salamander.
AmBX amBX is a system developed by the Surrey based Philips amBX Group which aims to produce a full sensory experience for games, movies, music, websites and other media through the use of furniture and accessories including fans, lights, heaters, rumble-packs and other potential devices. The amBX system utilizes scripts built into games, DVDs and other media, but will most likely include an automated option for providing basic lighting effects for non-amBX enabled content, similar to how Ambilight, another Philips Technology, works.
Amco Cup The Amco Cup (also known by various other sponsors' names including the Tooth Cup, KB Cup, National Panasonic Cup and Panasonic Cup) was a mid-week rugby league competition in Australia between 1974 and 1989. The format was usually a straight knock-out, but various group formats were used from 1979 to 1982 inclusive.
Amcorp Mall Amcorp Mall is a mall situated in Petaling Jaya, located opposite the Taman Jaya LRT Station which is served by the Kelana Jaya Line, operated by Putra LRT. It is also located near the Hilton Hotel of Petaling Jaya (popularly known as PJ Hilton), the Armada Hotel & a major A&W outlet.
Amda Iyasus Amda Iyasus (Ge'ez ዓምደ ኢየሱስ ʿāmda iyasus, "Pillar of Jesus," Amh. amde iyesus) was (throne name Badel Nan በድል ናኝ badil nāñ; 1433 - 1434) of Ethiopia, and a member of the Solomonic dynasty.

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