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Americana Manhasset The Americana Manhasset is a high-end premium open-air shopping center located in Manhasset, New York. It is the largest and most well known shopping center in the area commonly referred to as the "Miracle Mile".
Americana Music Association The Americana Music Association (AMA) is a trade organization developed to provide professional support and to promote awareness of Americana music. Toward these ends the organization works with artists, radio stations, record labels, publishers, and others to create networking opportunities and to develop an infrastructure that will assure visibility and economic viablity.
Americanism (general) Americanisms are words and phrases that people living outside the United States believe to be characteristic of English as spoken or written in the United States, and which they generally view with some dismay.
Americanism (heresy) Americanism is a term for a heresy, or rather a series of related heresies, that were thought to have been held by many members of the Roman Catholic church in the United States of America around the turn of the 20th century. In essence, the label was mainly applied to American bishops by bishops and popes from other countries.
Americanist phonetic notation Americanist phonetic notation (variously called [North] American[ist] Phonetic Alphabet, or APA) is a system of phonetic notation originally developed by European and Euro-American anthropologists and language scientists (former Neo-grammarians) for the phonetic and phonemic transcription of Native American and European languages. However, the system is generally used for transcribing any language.
Americanization (immigration) Americanization can also refer to the process of immigrants to the United States becoming assimilated into American society. This process often involves learning English and adjusting to American culture, customs, and dress.
Americanization (of Native Americans) Americanization refers to the policies of the United States government and public opinion that there is a standard set of cultural values that should be held in common by all citizens. Education was and is viewed as the primary method in the acculturation process.
AmericanLife TV Network The AmericanLife TV Network, formerly the "GoodLife TV Network," and "The Nostalgia Channel" describes itself as the only cable television network devoted to the baby boomer generation. Its programming consists of tv reruns, old movies, and original programming aimed at baby boomers.
Americano (coffee) Americano (also café américano) is a style of coffee prepared by adding hot water to espresso, giving a similar strength but different flavor than regular drip coffee. Like espresso, americano tends to be an acquired taste, and many drinkers prefer it black and unsweetened to fully appreciate the differences in taste from regular coffee.
Americans for a Republican Majority Americans for a Republican Majority (also ARMPAC) was a political action committee formed by former Republican House Majority Leader Tom DeLay and directed by Karl Gallant. On July 7, 2006 ARMPAC reached an agreement with the Federal Election Commission to pay a fine of $115,000 for various violations and to shut down operations.
Americans for a Safe Israel Americans for a Safe Israel is an American Jewish group that opposes all territorial withdrawals by Israel. It supports the Israeli settlement movement and campaigned against the Oslo Accords and the evacuation of settlers from Gaza.
Americans for Democratic Action Americans for Democratic Action (ADA) is an American political organization advocating liberal policies. The group was established by prominent Democratic Party leaders in 1947 in order to combat what those leaders perceived to be an acceptance of, or even an alliance with, American communists.
Americans for Gun Safety Foundation The Americans for Gun Safety Foundation is an organization whose stated purpose is to 1) promote gun safety training; 2) promote responsible gun laws; 3) respect gun rights; and 4) reduce gun crime.Articles by AGS leadership regularly appear in the Democratic Leadership Council]'s magazine Blueprint.
Americans for Honesty on Issues Americans for Honesty on Issues is a Houston, Texas based 527 group that, as of mid-October 2006, has spent over one million dollars on television advertisements, critical of Democratic Party candidates, in advance of the 2006 United States general election."As Election Nears, Groups Plan Negative Ads", New York Times, 2006-10-11 527 groups are tax-exempt organizations that participate in political activities, typically via soft money contributions, which have no legal limit.
Americans for Medical Progress Americans for Medical Progress (AMP) is a charity that aims to protect and advocate for society's investment in medical research. As a specific goal, AMP states that it promotes "public understanding of and support for the appropriate role of animals in biomedical research so that scientists are able to continue their quest for cures and improved methods of treatment for illness, injury and disease.
Americans for Peace Now Americans for Peace Now (APN), the United States partner of Israel’s Shalom Achshav (Peace Now) organisation, is an American Zionist organization working to help Israel achieve a secure peace with the Arab states and the Palestinian people. APN believes that Israel’s security, democratic, and Jewish character cannot be maintained if it continues to remain in a state of conflict with its Arab neighbors including the Palestinian people.
Americans for Responsibility in Washington Americans for Responsibility in Washington, known also as ResponsibilityPAC for its website ResponsibilityPAC.org, is a political action committee and bipartisan political movement based in Cedarburg, Wisconsin, a town located 15 minutes north of Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Americans for Safe Access Americans for Safe Access bills itself as "the largest national grassroots coalition working to protect the rights of patients and doctors to legally use marijuana for medical purposes." It is a member of the Coalition for Rescheduling Cannabis.
Americans for the Arts Americans for the Arts is a nonprofit organization for advancing the arts in America. They describe themselves as being dedicated to representing and serving local communities and creating opportunities for every American to participate in and appreciate all forms of the arts.
Americans for Tax Reform Americans for Tax Reform is an interest group seeking to reduce the overall level of taxation in the United States, at the federal, state and local level. Its founder and president is Grover Norquist, an influential Republican lobbyist.
Americans For Medical Advancement good bye Americans For Medical Advancement (AFMA) is a 501(c)(3) science-based patient advocacy organization dedicated to improving policy and decision-making regarding the use of the animal model in biomedical research and drug testing. They oppose the use of animals only as models for predicting human response.
Americans in Hong Kong Americans in Hong Kong makeup a part of the foreign residents whom call Hong Kong home. Some are Chinese Americans whom have come to Hong Kong, while others are expatriate Hong Kong Chinese whom have returned to Hong Kong holding American citizenship.
Americans United for Life Americans United for Life is an American pro-life organization which is based in Chicago, Illinois. Founded in 1971, the group aims to protect the rights of the unborn, and is also involved in other issues related to health and biotechnology.
Americans United for Separation of Church and State Americans United for Separation of Church and State (Americans United or AU for short) is a religious freedom advocacy group in the United States which promotes the separation of church and state, a legal doctrine seen by the AU as being enshrined in the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment to the United States Constitution.
Americans with disabilities Americans with disabilities comprise one of the largest minority groups in the United States. According to the Disability Status: 2000 - Census 2000 Brief approximately 20% of Americans have one or more diagnosed psycho-physical disability].
Americas [map of the Americas]The Americas are the lands of the Western hemisphere or New World consisting of the continents of North America and South America with their associated islands and regions. The Americas cover 8.
Americas Conference on Information Systems The Americas Conference on Information Systems (AMCIS) is an annual conference for Information Systems and Information Technology academics and professionals sponsored by the Association for Information Systems. AMCIS is widely considered to be one of the most prestigious conferences for IS/IT in the Western Hemisphere, and provides a platform for panel discussions and the presentation of peer-reviewed information systems research papers.
Americas Cricket Association The Americas Cricket Association is an international body which oversees cricket in countries in North and South America, and the Caribbean islands. It is a subordinate body to the International Cricket Council.
Americas Championships 1999 The Americas Championships 1999 (The Tournament of the Americas, Las Americas Tournament for Men, FIBA Americas Olympic Qualifying Tournament, or Panamerican Olympic Qualifying Tournament for Men) was a basketball championship hosted by Puerto Rico from July 14 to July 25, 1999. The games were played in San Juan at the Roberto Clemente Coliseum.
Americas Championships 2003 The Americas Championship 2003 (The Tournament of the Americas, Las Americas Tournament for Men, FIBA Americas Olympic Qualifying Tournament, or Panamerican Olympic Qualifying Tournament for Men) was hosted by Puerto Rico from August 20 to August 31, 2003. The games were played in San Juan at the Roberto Clemente Coliseum.
Americas Championships 2007 The Americas Championships 2007 will be held at Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas from August 22 to September 2. It will be the thirteenth staging of the FIBA Americas Championship (The Tournament of the Americas).
Americium Americium (IPA: ) is a synthetic element in the periodic table that has the symbol Am and atomic number 95. A radioactive metallic element, americium is an actinide that was obtained by bombarding plutonium with neutrons and was the fourth transuranic element to be discovered.
Americo-Liberian Americo-Liberians are a Liberian ethnicity of African American descent. Most of them trace their ancestry to free-born and formerly enslaved African-Americans who immigrated in the 1800s to become founders of Liberia and other colonies along the coast in places that would become Cote d'Ivoire and Sierra Leone.
Americom-8 Americom-8, commonly referred to as AMC-8, is located at 139° West, and is a C-band satellite covering all 50 states, Canada and the Caribbean. The satellite, also known as Aurora III, provides critical telecommunications services to AT&T Alascom.
Americos Industries Americos Industries is a leading firm in production and marketing of high quality products like enzymes, garment wash and textile specialty chemicals, auxiliaries, smart colourants, and dyestuffs. It is headquartered at Ahmedabad, a leading textile city of Gujarat and the denim capital of India.
Americus and Atlantic Railroad The Americus and Atlantic Railroad was founded in 1917 and operated from Mata, GA to Methvins, GA. It provided only freight service through a connection with the Atlanta, Birmingham and Atlantic Railroad and was eventually abandoned in 1926.
Americus, Preston and Lumpkin Railroad Originally a narrow gauge line, the Americus, Preston and Lumpkin Railroad was chartered in 1884 and started operations the next year between Americus, Georgia and Richland, Georgia. It eventually operated from Louvale, Georgia to Abbeville, Georgia.
AmeriCorps Florida State Parks AmeriCorps Florida State Parks is an AmeriCorps program hosted by Florida State Parks that began operating in 1997. Members earn a college scholarship by performing a certain number of volunteer hours within the program.
Amerifirst Bank AmeriFirst Bank was formed in June 1997 by the merger of the American National Bank and the First National Bank, both independent community banks located in Union Springs, Alabama. These two banks were successfully merged into what is now known as USAL Bancorp, Inc.
Ameriflight Ameriflight is a cargo airline based in Burbank, California, USA. It is the largest United States FAA Part 135 cargo carrier, operating scheduled and contract cargo services to destinations in 30 US states, Canada, Mexico, and the Caribbean.
AmeriFlora '92 AmeriFlora '92 was an international horticultural exhibition held in Columbus, Ohio, United States from April 20 to October 12, 1992. Taking place on 88 acres (356,123 m²) of landscaped grounds at Franklin Park, the exhibition cost $95 million to produce and attracted 5.
Amerigo Vespucci Amerigo Vespucci (March 9, 1454 - February 22, 1512) was an Italian merchant, explorer and cartographer. He played a senior role in two voyages which explored the east coast of South America between 1499 and 1502.
Amerijet International Amerijet International Airline Codes (November 2006) is a cargo airline based in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA. It operates all-jet cargo services to destinations in Central America, South America and the Caribbean.
Amerika (Kafka novel) Amerika, also known as Der Verschollene or The Man Who Disappeared, was the incomplete first novel of author Franz Kafka, published posthumously in 1927. The novel originally began as a short story titled The Stoker.
Amerika (TV miniseries) Amerika – suggesting a Russian name for the United States – was an American television miniseries that was broadcast in 1987. It starred Kris Kristofferson, Mariel Hemingway, Sam Neill, Robert Urich, and a 17-year-old Lara Flynn Boyle in her first major role.
Amerika Bomber The Amerika Bomber project was an initiative of the Reichsluftfahrtministerium, the Nazi Germany Air Ministry, to obtain a long-range bomber aircraft for the Luftwaffe that would be capable of striking the continental United States from Germany. Requests for designs were made to the major German aircraft manufacturers early in World War II, long before the US had entered the war.
Amerind Foundation The Amerind Foundation is a private, membership supported, nonprofit ethnological, anthropological, archaeological museum and research facility dedicated to the preservation and interpretation of Native American cultures and their histories. Its facilities are located near the village of Dragoon, Arizona, about 65 miles east of Tucson, Arizona in Texas Canyon.
Amerind languages Amerind is one of the three main families in Joseph Greenberg's controversial classification of all Native American languages, obtained by his mass lexical comparison method — the other two being the widely accepted Na-Dené and Eskimo-Aleut families. These three groupings represent three distinct waves of migration in Greenberg's theory, with all American languages outside the Na-Dene and Eskimo-Aleut family being part of Amerind.
Amerindians in the latino-american society of the 20th century Étudier Les Amérindiens dans la société latino-américaine du XXe siècle, c'est étudier les populations d'origine d'Amérique latine (avant l'arrivée de la colonisation européenne), et leurs interactions, leurs relations avec le reste de la société de l'Amérique latine, au .
Ameriquest Field in Arlington Ameriquest Field is a baseball stadium in Arlington, Texas, located between Dallas and Fort Worth, Texas. It was known until May 2004 as The Ballpark in Arlington when Ameriquest bought the naming rights to the stadium, and to this day many fans still refer to it simply as "The Ballpark".
Ameriquest Mortgage Ameriquest is one of the United States's leading wholesale sub-prime lenders. It is a private company, owned by Roland Arnall, founded in 1979, in Orange County, California, as a bank, Long Beach Savings & Loan.
Amersfoort Jazz Amersfoort Jazz is an annual open air jazz festival in the Dutch city of Amersfoort. The festival has eight stages all over the old part of the inner city of Amersfoort, and is traditionaly held in the second weekend of may.
Amersfoort, Mpumalanga Amersfoort is a small sheep farming town in Mpumalanga Province, South Africa which was named after the town of Amersfoort in the Netherlands. The town was established in 1888 around a Dutch Reformed Church which was built in 1876.
Amersham & Wycombe College Amersham and Wycombe College is a college in Buckinghamshire, England, with campuses in Amersham, Chesham and High Wycombe. There is also a small business unit in the industrial estate of Cressex in High Wycombe.
Amersham (UK Parliament constituency) Amersham was a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of England then of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800 and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1832. It was represented by two Members of Parliament.
Amersham station Amersham station is a London Underground station in Travelcard Zone D on the Metropolitan line. It is the terminus of the Metropolitan Line, and is not actually in Greater London; rather, it is in the county of Buckinghamshire.
Amertek Amertek Industries a military industrial firm that recruited the young engineer John Henry Irons otherwise known as Steel to work for them. Irons built a laser weapon for Amertek called the BG-60, a powerful man-portable energy cannon which was sold to urban arms dealers by Amertek.
Ames (automobile) The Ames was an American automobile manufactured in Owensboro, Kentucky from 1910 to 1915. A beetle-backed "gentleman's roadster" and a five-passenger tourer were the first models offered for sale by the company.
Ames Range The Ames Range () is an Antarctic range of snow-covered, flat-topped, steep-sided mountains, extending in a N-S direction for 32 km (20 mi) and forming a right angle with the eastern end of the Flood Range in Marie Byrd Land.
Ames test The Ames test is a biological assay to assess the mutagenic potential of chemical compounds. As cancer is often linked to DNA damage the test also serves as a quick assay to estimate the carcinogenic potential of a compound, since the standard tests for carcinogenicity done on rodents take years to complete and are expensive to do.
Ames, Iowa Ames is a city in Story County, Iowa, United States. It is the principal city of the 'Ames, Iowa Metropolitan Statistical Area' which encompasses all of Story County, Iowa and which, when combined with the 'Boone, Iowa Micropolitan Statistical Area', comprises the larger 'Ames-Boone, Iowa Combined Statistical Area'.
Amesbury Archer Amesbury Archer (dubbed the "King of Stonehenge" in the British press, although there is no specific connection to the famous site) is an early Bronze Age man dating to around 2500-2100 BC, whose grave was discovered in May 2002, at Amesbury near Stonehenge. His grave is of particular importance because of its connections with Continental Europe and early copper smelting technology.
Amesbury High School Amesbury High School is a coeducational preparatory school in the town of Amesbury, Massachusetts, drawing students from Amesbury, South Hampton, New Hampshire, and other parts of the Merrimack River Valley region.
Amesha Spenta Amesha Spenta (Aməṣ̌a Spənta) is an Avestan language term for a class of divinity/divine concepts in Zoroastrianism, and literally means "Bounteous Immortal". Later middle Persian variations of the term include Ameshaspand and the specifically Zoroastrian Mahraspand and Amahraspand.
Amestris (Fullmetal Alchemist) Amestris is the nation-state that serves as the principal setting of the anime and manga series Fullmetal Alchemist. Culturally and technologically similar to World War I Europe, Amestris is quite large and diverse, both in terms of terrain and inhabitants.
Amet-Han Sultan Amet-Han Sultan (25 October 1920, Alupka, Crimea – 1 February 1971) was a Crimean Tatar fighter and test pilot. Alternative spellings are Amet-Han Soultan, Ahmet-Han Sultan, Amet-Han Sultan and Sultan Amet-Han.
Amethyst Amethyst (SiO2) is a violet or purple variety of quartz often used as an ornament. The name comes from the Greek a (not) and methuskein ("to intoxicate"), a reference to the belief that the stone protected its owner from drunkenness; the ancient Greeks and Romans wore amethyst and made drinking vessels of it in the belief that it would prevent intoxication.
Amethyst gem clam The amethyst gem clam, Gemma gemma, is one of the smallest known species of clam, reaching a length of only 5 mm . It is native to the Atlantic coast of North America, from Labrador to Texas , but is now also found in some locations on the Pacific coast .
Amethyst Van Der Troll Amethyst Van Der Troll is a fictional character in the American animated television series Trollz. She is a member of the BFFL (Best Friends For Life), a group of teenage girls who are able to utilize the ancient magic known as the "Power of the Five".
Amethyst, Princess of Gem World Amethyst: Princess of Gemworld was a series of comic books by DC Comics published in the 1980s. They followed the adventures of a young girl named Amy Winston who discovers on her 13th birthday that she is in fact the Princess from a magical world.
Ametsuchi No Uta The or is a Japanese pangram, authored in the 9th century AD, which is credited as being the oldest perfect pangram in the Japanese language. Its name roughly translates to "Song (or Words) of the universe".
AmfAR The Foundation for AIDS Research (amfAR) is one of the world's leading nonprofit organizations dedicated to the support of HIV/AIDS research, HIV prevention, treatment education, and the advocacy of sound AIDS-related public policy. With its freedom and flexibility to respond quickly to emerging opportunities and its determination to invest in cutting-edge science, amfAR plays a unique, catalytic role in accelerating the pace of HIV/AIDS research and achieving real breakthroughs.
Amfibian Amfibian is a musical project led by Phish lyricist Tom Marshall. Future members of the band appeared on Marshall's 2000 solo album Amfibian Tales, after which Marshall (on vocals and keyboards) officially formed Amfibian as a proper band.
Amfilochia Amfilochia (Αμφιλοχία), also Amfilohia and Amphilochia is a town and a municipality in the northwestern part of the Aitolia-Acarnania prefecture in Greece. Amfilochia is also an ancient country existed in the ancient times.
Amfissa The town of Amfissa (Greek: Άμφισσα, Latin: Amphissa) is the capital of the prefecture of Phocis and the province of Parnassida in the so-called Roumelia. The area was known as Salona (Σάλωνα) from the medieval period until the 1800s.
Amfleet Amfleet (Also called Amcans by railfans) refers to two series of intercity railroad passenger cars built for Amtrak by Budd Company from 1975-1977, and 1981/83 totalling 492 Amfleet I cars (406 coaches and 86 Amcafes) and 150 Amfleet II cars. The Amfleet cars were intended to replace the variety of sometimes incompatible and aging fleet of streamlined passenger cars, known as the Heritage Fleet, acquired from Amtrak's predecessor railroads.
Amgen Tour of California The Amgen Tour of California is a professional cycling stage race on the UCI America Tour which made its debut on February 19, 2006. Sponsored by the biotechnology company Amgen, the eight-day, 700 mile race started in San Francisco, winding its way down the California coast to finish in Redondo Beach.
Amha Selassie of Ethiopia Emperor Amha Selassie of Ethiopia (1916–February 17, 1997) was the last Emperor of Ethiopia. First proclaimed Emperor during the unsuccessful coup attempt by the Imperial Guards against his father Haile Selassie I in December 1960, he initially went along with this proclamation under duress.
Amhar Amhar (also spelled Amr, Amir, or Anir) is a son of King Arthur mentioned in an appendix to the Historia Britonum, killed by his own father in an unrecorded conflict and buried in Ergyng (now Archenfield in western Herefordshire). His grave is one of the "Marvels of Britain":
Amhara province Amhara was the name of a medieval province of Ethiopia, located in present day Amhara Region, and the pre-1996 province of Wollo. It was located south of Wag and Lasta and gave its name to the Amharic language, which in turn gave its name to the Amhara people.
Amharclann Ghaoth Dobhair Amharclann Ghaoth Dobhair, or anglacized as Gweedore Theatre, is a local theatre in the Gaeltacht region of Derrybeg in the cultured parish of Gweedore, County Donegal, Ireland. It seats up to over 200 hundred patrons, and ever since it was opened by famous actress Siobhán McKenna, it has staged hundreds of plays in the native Irish language.
Amherst (automobile) The Amherst was a Canadian automobile manufactured for one year only, 1912. The company offered a "Two-in-One", the Amherst 40, which could be converted into a truck with the removal of the rear seats.
Amherst Center for Russian Culture The Amherst Center for Russian Culture was created by Amherst College in Amherst, Massachusetts after the gift of a major collection of Russian books, manuscripts, periodicals and ephemera by Thomas P. Whitney in 1991.
Amherst College Natural History Museum Amherst College Natural History Museum is a museum of geology and natural history associated with and on the campus of Amherst College in Amherst, Massachusetts and is a member of Museums10. It is a successor to the Pratt Museum of Natural History, and is located in a new building completed in 2006.
Amherst Railway Society The Amherst Railway Society is a society of railway enthusiasts in the Amherst, Massachusetts area. The society puts on an annual Big Railroad Hobby Show at The Big E in West Springfield, Massachusetts in late January or early February every year.
Amherst Regional Middle School Amherst Regional Middle School, commonly abbreviated as ARMS, is the seventh- and eighth-grade school serving the Massachusetts communities of Amherst, Pelham, Leverett and Shutesbury. In January 2001, through the efforts of principal Mary Cavalier, the Center for Collaborative Education named ARMS the first demonstration school for their National Turning Points Center program.
Amherst-Pelham Regional School District Amherst-Pelham Regional School District is located in Massachusetts and primarily serves the towns of Amherst and Pelham. Through the High School and the Middle School Shutesbury and Leverett are also served despite being in a different school district.
Amhrán na bhFiann Amhrán na bhFiann () is the national anthem of the Republic of Ireland. Although usually sung in the Irish language, a translation of the original, it is also known by the English-language title, A Soldier's Song, as well as The National Anthem of Ireland (Amhrán Náisiúnta na hÉireann).
Amhuaca The Amhuaca are a Native South American people of the Peruvian and Brazilian Amazonia. Sedentary farmers, hunters and gatherers, they speak a Panoan language and reputedly practised endocannibalism- the ritual cannibalism of deceased relatives.
Amhuinnsuidhe Castle Amhuinnsuidhe Castle is a large country house on the Isle of Harris, one of the Western Isles off the north-west coast of Scotland. The house was built in 1865 for the 7th Earl of Dunmore, the then owner of the island.
Ami Ayalon Ami Ayalon () (born on 27 June 1945 in Tiberias, Israel) is an Israeli politician and member of the Knesset from the Labor Party. He is a former commander of the Israeli Navy and, as of January 2007, is a candidate for the Labor Party leadership.
Ami Cusack Ami Cusack (born January 25, 1973) is the former fiancée of Body for Life author Bill Phillips, as well as the former Charitable Director of Experimental and Applied Sciences (EAS). Recently Cusack was a contestant on Survivor: Vanuatu.
Ami Dolenz Ami Bluebell Dolenz (born January 8, 1969 in Burbank, California) is an American actress, the daughter of Micky Dolenz and British television presenter Samantha Juste. Her paternal grandparents were the films actors George Dolenz and Janelle Johnson.
Ami James Ami James (April 6, 1972), is an Israeli-born American tattoo artist. He is the co-owner of Miami Ink, a tattoo shop located in Miami, Florida and the subject matter of the eponymous TLC reality television program.
Ami Kawai Ami Kawai (河合亞美 Kawai Ami, born on December 15, 1967) is a Japanese television and theater actress, best known in Japan for her role as Marsha in Kidou Keiji Jiban and Lami in Kyouryuu Sentai Zyuranger (the latter known as Scorpina in the American version of Zyuranger, Mighty Morphin Power Rangers).
Amianthium Amianthium is a genus of perennial plants growing from bulbs. It contains one species, Amianthium muscitoxicum, known in English as Fly poison from a literal translation of the Latin muscitoxicum, is noted for its pretty flowers and its toxic alkaloid content.
Amibara Amibara is one of the 31 woredas in the Afar Region of Ethiopia. Part of the Administrative Zone 3, Amibara is bordered on the south by Awash Fentale, on the west by the Awash River which separates it from Dulecha to the southwest then on the northwest by the Administrative Zone 5, on the north by Gewane, and on the east by the Oromia Region.
Amicable number Amicable numbers are two numbers so related that the sum of the proper divisors of the one is equal to the other, unity being considered as a proper divisor but not the number itself. Such a pair is (220, 284); for the proper divisors of 220 are 1, 2, 4, 5, 10, 11, 20, 22, 44, 55 and 110, of which the sum is 284; and the proper divisors of 284 are 1, 2, 4, 71, and 142, of which the sum is 220.
Amice The amice is a liturgical vestment used mainly in the Roman Catholic Church, in some Anglican churches, and in the Armenian Church. It consists of a white cloth connected to two long ribbon-like attachments, by which it is fastened around the shoulders of the priest.
Amici Forever Amici Forever is a band of five classically trained singers who mix opera with pop music (operatic pop). The band's first album, The Opera Band (2004), has reached number one on the Australian classical charts, number 2 on the U.

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