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Ampharos is one of the fictional species of Pokémon creatures from the multi-billion-dollar Pokémon media franchise – a collection of video games, anime, manga, books, trading cards and other media created by Satoshi Tajiri. Ampharos is the Stage 2 evolution of Mareep, a small, yellow sheep, and debuted in the Nintendo Game Boy Color bestsellers, Pokémon Gold and Silver.
Ampheck Ampheck, from Greek 'double-edged', is a term coined by Charles Sanders Peirce for either one of the pair of logically dual operators, variously referred to as Peirce arrows, Sheffer strokes, or NAND and NOR. Either of these logical operators is a sole sufficient operator for deriving or generating all of the other operators in what is variously called the subject matter of boolean functions, propositional calculus, sentential calculus, or zeroth order logic.
Amphenol Amphenol Corporation is one of the world's leading producers of electronic and fiber optic connectors, cable and interconnect systems. Amphenol is a portmanteau from the corporation's original name, American Phenolic Corp.
Amphetamine Amphetamine (alpha-methyl-phenethylamine), is a stimulant that is now primarily used to treat narcolepsy and attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder. It is also used recreationally as a club drug and as a performance enhancer (these uses are illegal in some countries).
Amphetamine psychosis Amphetamine psychosis is a form of psychosis which can result from amphetamine or methamphetamine use. Typically it appears after large doses or chronic use, although in rare cases some people may become psychotic after relatively small doses.
Amphetamine Reptile Records Amphetamine Reptile Records (or AmRep) is a record label which was founded in 1986 by then Marine Tom Hazelmyer in Washington State. Originally the label existed solely to release records by Hazelmyer's band, Halo of Flies, but eventually the label's roster expanded to include releases by Helmet, The Melvins, The Cows, Helios Creed, Chokebore, Servotron and others.
Amphiaraus In Greek mythology, Amphiaraus, or Amphiaraos ("doubly-cursed") was the son of Oicles and Hypermnestra, and husband of Eriphyle. Amphiaraus was the King of Argos along with Adrastus, brother of Eriphyle, and Iphis.
Amphibian Amphibians (class Amphibia; from Greek αμφις "both" and βιος "life") are a taxon of animals that include all living tetrapods (four-legged vertebrates) that do not have amniotic eggs, are ectotherms, and generally spend part of their time on land. Most amphibians do not have the adaptations to an entirely terrestrial existence found in most other modern tetrapods (amniotes).
Amphibian Man The Amphibian Man is perhaps the most well-known novel by Alexander Beliaev, a talented Russian science fiction writer who lived in the early 20th c. The book tells a story of a young man named Ichtiandr (literally "Fish Man" in Greek) who as a child received a life-saving transplant - a set of shark gills.
Amphibians of Australia Australia's native amphibians are limited to members of the order Anura, commonly known as frogs. All Australian frogs are in the suborder Neobatrachia, also known as the modern frogs, which make up the largest proportion of extant frog species.
Amphibiosan Amphibiosans a race of fictional extraterrestrial beings depicted in Futurama, the American animated sitcom created by Matt Groening.Although the name "Amphibios 9" is shown clearly in "Kif Gets Knocked Up A Notch", "Amphibiosans" are never refered to as such in the series.
Amphibious assault ship Amphibious assault ships, usually shortened to amphibs, phibs or popularly known as gator freighters, denotes a range of classes of warship employed to land and support ground forces on enemy territory by an amphibious assault. The largest fleet of these types is operated by the United States Navy, including the Tarawa class dating back to the 1970s and the newer and larger Wasp class ships that debuted in 1989.
Amphibious Assault Amphibious Assault began when 17-year-old, former Kittie guitarist, Fallon Bowman was on a plane from Ontario to New Jersey, skimming through a Tom Clancy novel when she came upon the term amphibious assault. Bowman, who had entertained thoughts of a new musical project, thought the term would be a great name for an industrial band.
Amphibious Command Ship Amphibious Command Ships in the United States Navy are the large, purpose built ships of the Blue Ridge class. Originally designed to command large amphibious invasions like Operation Overlord, with the lack of amphibious invasions to command, they have become general command ships, serving as floating headquarters for the different combatant commands.
Amphibious Commandos Group The Amphibious Commandos Group (Spanish: AgrupaciĂłn de Comandos Anfibios, APCA) is a special operations force of the Argentine Navy, trained to perform quick and objective amphibious reconnaissance, assault raids, and direct action operations. It was created in 1952 by the Vigilance and Security Company of Submarine Bases (today known as Base Naval Mar del Plata).
Amphibious Ready Group An Amphibious Ready Group of the United States Navy consists of a Navy element — a group of ships known as an amphibious task force (ATF) — and a landing force (LF) of United States Marine Corps (and occasionally, United States Army troops), in total about 5000 people. Together, these elements and supporting units are trained, organized, and equipped to perform amphibious operations.
Amphibious Ready Group Alpha Amphibious Ready Group Alpha (Marine contingent "Special Landing Force Alpha" or SLF-A often referred to as the "Sluff", during the Viet-Nam era identified as Task Group 76.4) consisted of various support vessels for an "LPH" or Landing Platform Helicopter such as were the USS Princeton(LPH5), USS Okinawa (LPH2), and USS Iwo Jima (LPH3).
Amphibious transport dock An amphibious transport dock (also called a landing platform dock or LPD) is an amphibious assault ship, a warship that embarks, transports, and lands elements of a landing force for expeditionary warfare missions. The United States Navy operates several of this type of ship; their helicopters, vertical take-off and landing aircraft, and air-cushion or conventional landing craft support of the United States Marine Corps's "vertical envelopment" assault doctrine.
Amphibious warfare Amphibious warfare is the utilization of naval firepower, logistics and strategy to project military power ashore. In previous eras it stood as the primary method of delivering troops unto non-contiguous enemy-held terrain.
Amphibola crenata Amphibola crenata (titiko in the Māori language) is a common gastropod mollusc, the only member of the family Amphibolidae. This walnut-sized species is endemic to New Zealand, and is found on tidal mudflats, often in great numbers, and in the past was an important food for Māori.
Amphibole Amphibole defines an important group of generally dark-colored rock-forming inosilicate minerals, composed of double chain SiO4 tetrahedra, linked at the vertices and generally containing ions of iron and/or magnesium in their structures. Amphiboles crystallize into two crystal systems, monoclinic and orthorhombic.
Amphibolite Amphibolite (IPA: ) is the name given to a rock consisting mainly of hornblende amphibole, the use of the term being restricted, however, to metamorphic rocks. The modern terminology for a holocrystalline plutonic igneous rocks rock composed primarily of hornblende amphibole is a hornblendite, which are usually crystal cumulates.
Amphicar The Amphicar was the only amphibious automobile ever mass-produced for sale to the public. The German vehicle was designed by Hanns Trippel, creator of the war-time Schwimmwagen and manufactured by the Quandt Group at LĂĽbeck and at Berlin-Borsigwalde.
Amphicleia Amphicleia or Amphicaea (in Greek Aμφικλεια or Aμφικαια) was an ancient Greek town in the North of Phocis, distant 60 stadia from Lilaea, and 15 stadia from Tithronium. It was destroyed by the Persian army of Xerxes in his invasion of Greece (480 BC).
Amphicoelias Amphicoelias (meaning 'doubly hollow', from the Greek amphi: "on both sides", and koilos: "hollow, concave") was a genus of herbivorous sauropod dinosaur, which may have included the largest dinosaur ever discovered, A. fragillimus.
Amphictyonic League The Amphictyonic League (Amphictyony) was a form of Greek religious organization that was formed to support specific temples or sacred places. Members met at specific times in the same sanctuary to keep religious festivals and conduct other matters as well.
Amphiesma monticola The Wynaad Keelback or Hill Keelback (Amphiesma monticola) is a species of non-poisonous colubrid snake found in the Western Ghats in India. They are especially well known from the Kodagu and Wayanad region of the Western Ghats.
Amphiesma platyceps The Himalayan Keelback Amphiesma platyceps is a species of snake found in India (Kashmir, Sikkim, Punjab, Assam, Darjeeling, Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh), Nepal (1040 up to 3657 m elevation), Bangladesh, Pakistan, Bhutan, China (Xizang = Tibet).
Amphilochius of Sida Amphilochius of Sida (or Side, located in Pamphylia.) was a bishop of the first half of the fifth century, member of the Council of Ephesus (431), where he vigorously opposed the Messalians and subscribed to the condemnation and deposition of Nestorius.
Amphinomus In Greek mythology, Amphinomus, also AmphĂ­nomos (literally "grazing all about"), was the son of King Nisos and one of the suitors of Penelope that was killed by Odysseus. Amphinomus was considered the best-behaved of the suitors and despite Odysseus's warning, he was compelled by Athena to stay, as he had been a suitor none the less.
Amphion and Zethus Amphion and Zethus (also Zethos), in ancient Greek mythology, were the twin sons of Zeus by Antiope. They are important characters in one of the two founding myths of the city of Thebes, because they constructed the city's walls.
Amphion class submarine The Amphion class (also known as the "A" class and Acheron class) of diesel-electric submarines were ordered by the British Admiralty in 1943, upon the realisation that the new Pacific theatre of war following the attack on Pearl Harbor needed a new type of submarine. They were originally designed to replace the S-class and T-class submarines, which were too slow and unable to dive deep enough to be suited to Pacific waters during World War II.
Amphionides Amphionides reynaudii is the sole representative of the Order Amphionidacea, and is a small (less than one inch long) planktonic crustacean found throughout the world's tropical oceans, mostly in shallow waters. Morphologically, Amphionides is somewhat unusual, with many bodyparts being reduced or absent.
Amphiphiles Amphiphile (from the Greek αμφις, amphis: both and φιλíα, philia: love, friendship) is a term describing a chemical compound possessing both hydrophilic and hydrophobic nature. A compound with such properties is called amphiphilic or amphipathic.
Amphiphysin Amphiphysin is a brain-enriched protein with an N-terminal lipid interaction, dimerisation and membrane bending BAR domain, a middle clathrin and adaptor binding domain and a C-terminal SH3 domain. In the brain, its primary function is thought to be the recruitment of dynamin to sites of clathrin-mediated endocytosis.
Amphipolis Amphipolis (in greek Ἀμφίπολις / Amphípolis) was an Ancient Greek city in the region once inhabited by the Edoni people in the present-day periphery of East Macedonia and Thrace. It was built on a raised plateau overlooking the east bank of the river Strymon where it emerged from Lake Cercinitis, about 3 m.
Amphiprotic In chemistry, a substance is described as amphiprotic if it can both donate or accept a proton, thus acting either like an acid or a base (according to Brønsted-Lowry theory of acids and bases: acids are proton donors and bases are proton acceptors. In Lewis theory of acids and bases; acids are electron pair acceptors and bases are electron pair donors).
Amphiregulin Amphiregulin is a member of the EGF family of proteins. Amphiregulin is a major autocrine growth factor for cultured human keratinocytes and probably plays a role in the aberrant keratinocyte growth of hyperproliferative disorders.
Amphisbaena Amphisbaena (pronounced: , plural: amphisbaenae), Amphisbaina, Amphisbene, Amphisboena, Amphisbona, Amphista, Amphivena, or Anphivena (the last two being feminine), a Greek word, from amphis, meaning "both ways", and bainein, meaning "to go", also called the Mother of Ants, is a mythological, ant-eating serpent with a head at each end. According to Greek mythology, the mythological amphisbaena was spawned from the blood that dripped from Medusa the Gorgon's head as Perseus flew over the Libyan Desert with it in his hand.
Amphisbaenia Suborder Amphisbaenia is a group of peculiar, usually legless squamates distantly related to lizards and snakes, in spite of their resemblance to worms (many possessing a pink body color and scales arranged in rings). They are very poorly understood, due to their burrowing lifestyle and general rarity.
Amphiscian Amphiscians, or Amphiscii, is a name given to inhabitants of the torrid zone, whose shadows in one part of the year are cast to the north, and in the other to the south, according as the sun is south or north of their zenith.
Amphitheater High School Amphitheater High School, also known as Amphi High, is a public high school, located in Tucson, Arizona, United States. Amphi is the flagship high school of Amphitheater Public Schools of Tucson, and serves grades 9-12.
Amphitheatre The name amphitheatre (alternatively amphitheater) is given to a public building of the Classical period (being particularly associated with ancient Rome and Greece) which was used for spectator sports, games and displays. An amphitheatre is distinguished from an ancient theatre by the fact that it forms a complete circle or ellipse.
Amphitheatre Auditorium Amphitheatre Auditorium was a theatre building in Louisville, Kentucky, USA at the corner of 4th and Hills Streets. Upon its completion on September 23, 1889, the large wooden structure boasted the second largest stage in the U.
Amphitrite In ancient Greek mythology, Amphitrite (Not to be confused with Aphrodite) was an archaic sea-goddess. Under the influence of the Olympian pantheon, she became merely the consort of Poseidon and was further diminished by poets to a symbolic representation of the sea.
Amphiuma Amphiuma is a genus of aquatic salamanders, the only extant genus within the family Amphiumidae. They are also known as "congo eels" or "congo snakes", which are zoologically incorrect designations.
Amphoe Ban Ta Khun Ban Ta Khun (Thai บ้านตาขุน) is a district (Amphoe) in the west of Surat Thani Province of southern Thailand. It is both the largest district of the province areawise as well as the one with the lowest population density.
Amphoe Bang Khonthi Bang Konthi is a district (Amphoe) of Samut Songkhram Province, located slightly inland at the northwestern tip of the Bay of Bangkok. Neighboring districts are (from the east clockwise) Mueang Samut Songkhram, Amphawa, Wat Phleng, Mueang Ratchaburi and Damnoen Saduak, the latter three in Ratchaburi Province.
Amphoe Bang Sai (1404) Bang Sai () is a district (Amphoe) in the southern part of Ayutthaya Province, central Thailand. There is another district of Ayutthaya which shares the same romanization Bang Sai, but has a different spelling in Thai.
Amphoe Bang Sai (1413) Bang Sai () is a district (Amphoe) in the western part of Ayutthaya Province, central Thailand. There is another district of Ayutthaya which shares the same romanization Bang Sai, but has a different spelling in Thai.
Amphoe Ko Sichang Ko Sichang is a district (Amphoe) of the province Chonburi, Thailand. It consists mainly of the island (Ko) Sichang, located in the Gulf of Thailand, 12 kilometre away from the western shore of Si Racha district.
Amphoe Loeng Nok Tha Loeng Nok Tha () is a district of Yasothon Province in northeastern Thailand. Loeng Nok Tha town, the administrative center of the district, lies 69 km from Mueang Yasothon, and approximately 600 km from Bangkok.
Amphoe Mae Sariang Mae Sariang is a small town and district (Amphoe) alongside the Yuam River in Mae Hong Son Province, northern Thailand. There are many links associated Burma in terms of architecture, large population of Burmese Muslims.
Amphoe Wang Noi Wang Noi (Thai: วังน้อย, former name: Uthai Noi) is district (Amphoe) in Ayutthaya province, Thailand, located 50 km north of Bangkok. Wangnoi has been separated from Uthai, now the adjacent district.
Amphoteric Records Amphoteric Records is an Irish record label that originated in Ulster, County Down and first released the triple album debut from the FOREST'S of PREY in 2004. The label subsequently moved to Edinburgh, Scotland and has been establishing itself as an exciting label with three unliklely bed fellows, Metal, Folk and Drum n Bass/Breakbeats.
Amphoterite Amphoterite is an obsolete term used to describe chondritic meteorites that are now classified as LL (Low Iron and Low total metal content) types. Most of the metal in these types of meteorites actually comes from the minerals (e.
Ample Destruction Ample Destruction is the first studio album released by American power metal band Jag Panzer, released in 1984. It is a very influential album in American power metal, Jag Panzer being one of the first bands in America to alter a basic heavy metal sound to bring about the elements in power metal.
Ample vector bundle In mathematics, in algebraic geometry or the theory of complex manifolds, a very ample line bundle L is one with enough sections to set up an embedding of its base variety or manifold M into projective space. That is, considering that for any two sections s and t, the ratio
Amplectobelua Amplectobelua is an extinct genus of Anomalocarids, a group of very early marine animals native to Cambrian waters. While completely different from any animal alive today, some scientists do believe that the very primitive anomalocarids were in fact somewhat related to arthropods.
Ampleforth College Ampleforth College in North Yorkshire is the largest private Catholic mixed boarding school in the UK, and it is occasionally referred to as the "Catholic Eton", a soubriqet also attached at different times to Beaumont (no longer open) and Stonyhurst College (both Jesuit schools) and which was Cardinal Newman's aim in founding the Oratory School as an alternative to junior seminaries and monastic schools. It first opened in 1802 and is run by the Benedictine monks of Ampleforth Abbey, the Community of St Laurence (a house within the English Benedictine Congregation), who trace their origins back nearly 1000 years to medieval Westminster.
Amplification (rhetoric) In rhetorical usage, amplification refers to the act and the means of extending thoughts or statements to increase rhetorical effect, to add importance, or to make the most of a thought or circumstance (Oxford English Dictionary). While amplification can refer to exaggeration — or stylistic vices (figures of excess and superfluity such as hyperbole) — as a means for developing multiple forms of expression for a thought, amplification, “names an important point of intersection where figures of speech and figures of thought coalesce” (Silva Rhetoricae).
Amplifier Generally, an amplifier is any device that uses a small amount of energy to control a larger amount of energy. In popular use, the term today usually refers to an electronic amplifier, often as in audio applications.
Amplifier (album) Amplifier is the debut album of the Manchester alternative rock band Amplifier. Originally released by Music For Nations on June 6 2004, it was re-released by German-based label SPV in May 2005 after the collapse of the former.
Amplifier Worship Amplifier Worship is the second album by Boris. It takes upon more of a Doom metal sound with experimental elements unlike their previous album and most of their other works, like a bizarre relation of frogs to beelzebub.
Amplifying Fluorescence Polymers AFPs are fully conjugated polymers which link many fluorphores into what is in effect, a molecular wire. Once linked, the ensemble of fluorophores will respond to a transduction event at any individual fluorophore.
Ampligen Ampligen, also known as Atvogen and polyI:polyC12U, is an experimental antiviral and immunomodulatory drug developed by HEMISPHERx Biopharma, Inc. It is believed to be of use in the treatment of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS), an unexplained and severely debilitating condition.
AmpliChip CYP450 Test AmpliChip CYP450 Test is a clinical test from Roche. The test aims to find the specific gene types (a genotype) of the patient that will determine how he or she metabolizes certain medicines, therefore guides the doctors to prescribe medicine for best effectiveness and least side effects.
Amplitude modulation Amplitude modulation (AM) is a technique used in electronic communication, most commonly for transmitting information via a radio carrier wave. AM works by varying the strength of the transmitted signal in relation to the information being sent, for example, changes in the signal strength can be used to reflect the sounds to be reproduced by a speaker, or to specify the light intensity of television pixels.
Amplitude modulation signalling system The amplitude modulation signalling system (AMSS or the AM signalling system) is a digital system for adding low bit rate information to an analogue amplitude modulated broadcast signal in the same manner as the Radio Data System (RDS) for frequency modulated (FM) broadcast signals.
Ampol Ampol, the Australian Motorists Petrol Company, was incorporated by Sir William Gaston Walkley in 1936 in New South Wales. This was in response to concerns of Australians with oil prices being set by overseas companies.
Ampop Ampop is an Icelandic melodic-pop/rock band from ReykjavĂ­k, Iceland. The name of the band is actually the name of the first song they ever wrote, and is made from the words ambient and pop, which they thought was the definition of the music they were making at that time.
Amprenavir Amprenavir (Agenerase®) is a protease inhibitor used to treat HIV. It was approved by the Food and Drug Administration on April 15, 1999, for twice-a-day dosing instead of needing to be taken every eight hours.
Ampsivarii The Ampsivarii, sometimes referenced by modern writers as Ampsivari (a simplification not warranted by the sources), were a Germanic tribe mentioned by a few ancient authors. Their homeland was originally in what is now northwestern Germany around the river Ems, which flows into the North Sea.
Ampthill (Cumberland County, Virginia) Ampthill Plantation, located in Cartersville, VA, roughly 45 minutes west of Richmond, VA and just over an hour south of Charlottesville, VA. The property is listed on both the National Register of Historic Properties as well as the List of Virginia Historic Properties.
Ampullae of Lorenzini The ampullae of Lorenzini are special sensing organs, forming a network of jelly-filled canals found on elasmobranchs (sharks and rays) and Chimaera. Each ampulla consists of a jelly-filled canal opening to the surface by a pore in the skin and ending blindly in a cluster of small pockets full of electroreceptor cells.
Ampullariidae The Family Ampullariidae (Pilidae)—commonly referred to as apple snails—are tropical and subtropical freshwater mollusks. The Ampullariidae includes several genera: Asolene, Felipponea, Marisa, and Pomacea are New World genera (native to South America, Central America, the West Indies and the Southern U.
Amputation Amputation is the removal of a body extremity by trauma (also referred to as avulsion) or surgery. As a surgical measure, it is used to control pain or a disease process in the affected limb, such as malignancy or gangrene.
Amputee Coalition of America The Amputee Coalition of America (ACA) is a nonprofit organization based in Knoxville, Tennessee, United States of America. ACA's mission is to reach out to people with limb loss and empower them through education, support and advocacy.
Amputees and War Wounded Association The Amputees and War Wounded Association (AWWA) is a self-help organization based in Murray Town, Sierra Leone. Founded in 2002 by war victim Alhaji Lamin Jusu Jarka, the aim of the organization is to support the victims of the civil war, specifically those that had the forced Amputation or otherwise wounded in the conflict and lobby on their behalf in the government.
Amr Adeeb Amr Adeeb (also spelled Adib) (Arabic: عمرو أديب) is an Egyptian television presenter and interviewer. He is known for being a media personality with flair, intelligence, and integrity, as well as a sense of humour.
Amr bin Laith Amr bin Laith was the second ruler of the Saffarid dynasty of Iran who ruled (879-901). He was Yaqub bin Laith as-Saffar's younger brother who fought alongside his older brother and in 875 became Governor of Herat.
Amr ibn Kulthum Amr ibn Kulthum Ibn Malik Ibn A`tab Abu Al-Aswad al-Taghlibi (... - 584), a knight and the leader of the Taghlab tribe which was in Al-Forat island and was famous for its glory, bravery and merciless behavior in battle.
Amr ibn Ubayd Amr Ibn Ubayd ibn Bāb (d.761) was one of the earliest leaders in the "rationalist" theological movement of the Mu'tazilis, literally 'those who withdraw themselves' - which was founded by Wasil ibn Ata (d.
Amr Moussa Amr Moussa (Arabic: عمرو موسى), (born 1936) is the current Secretary-General of the League of Arab States since his election to the position in May 2001. He is a former Egyptian Foreign Minister and diplomat
Amr Zaki Amr Zaki ( (born January 1, 1983) is an Egyptian professional footballer currently registered as a player for El Zamalek in Egypt. Zaki is an adaptable striker, who can play behind a front two or as a main forward.
Amram Amram (עַמְרָם "Friend of the most high (God"), or "People are Exalted" Standard Hebrew , Tiberian Hebrew ) is a Levite, a son of Kohath, the husband and nephew of Jochebed ( and ) and father of Aaron, Miriam and Moses. He is mentioned in the Book of Exodus.
Amredita In Sanskrit grammar, an amredita is a compound consisting of the same word repeated twice, but with the first occurrence being accented.Amreditas are used to express repetitiveness; for example, from dív (day) we obtain divé-dive (day after day, daily) and from devá (god) we obtain deváṃ-devam or devó-devas (god after god).
Amrik Singh Dhillon Amrik Singh Dhillon, is a Punjabi Sikh Indian politician and Member of the Punjab Legislative Assembly for the constituency of Samrala. He also sits on and is a member of the following Punjab Government Committees:
Amrit Kumar Bohara Amrit Bohara is a leader of the Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist-Leninist). He was released in May 2005 along with his colleague Madhav Kumar Nepal after being detained for several months on King Gyanendra's orders.
Amrita Express Amrita Express is an overnight express train run by the Southern Railway zone of the Indian Railways between Trivandrum Central railway station in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala and Palghat Town railway station in Palakkad, Kerala. Train number 6343 runs from south to north, departing Trivandrum Central railway station at 2300 (11 p.
Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre The Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre (AIMS) is a 'super-speciality' hospital near Edapally, in Kochi, Kerala, India. It was Inspired by Mata Amritanandamayi and inaugurated on May 17, 1998 by Prime Minister, Atal Bihari Vajpayee.
Amrita Sher-Gil Amrita Sher-Gil (30 January 1913, Budapest, Hungary – 5 December 1941, Lahore), was an eminent Indian painter. She was daughter of Umrao Singh Sher-Gil Majithia, a Sikh aristocrat and also a scholar in sanskrit, and Marie Antoinette Gottesmann, a Hungarian, who was a singer.
Amritapura Amritapura is situated 67 km north of Chikmagalur town in Chikmagalur District, Karnataka state, India. Located 110 km from Hassan and 35 km from Shimoga on NH 48, Amritapura is known for the splendid Amriteshwara temple.
Amritsar Amritsar (), meaning "Pool of the Nectar of Immortality", is the administrative headquarter of the Amritsar District in Punjab, India. The 2001 Indian census reported the population of the city of Amritsar to be over 1,000,000 and that of the entire district to number just over 3,096,077.
Amsdorfians The Amsdorfians were a sect of protestants, in the 16th century, who took their name from Nicolaus von Amsdorf, their leader. They maintained that good works were not only unprofitable, but were obstacles to salvation.
Amshuman Amshuman is a figure of Hindu mythology, and the word means the sun denoting someone who gives light and dispels darkness. Amshuman was the son of Asamanjaya, and they were descendants of Ikshvaku, a king of Raghuvamsa.
Amshuvarma Aṃshuvarmā (also Anshuverma, Amshuvarm) was a monarch of the Nepali kingdom of Licchavi between 605 and 621. He is credited with opening trade routes to Tibet, though he is most famous for one of his daughters, Bhrikuti, who married a Tibetan ruler named Tsrong-tsong Gompo (King Srong Tsangampo / Srong btsan sGampo).
Amschel Mayer James Rothschild Amschel Mayer James Rothschild (18 April 1955 - 8 July 1996, Paris) was born to the Victor Rothschild and his second wife. He was educated at The Leys School and graduated from City University in 1976, where he read economics, history and archaeology.
Amsler grid The Amsler grid, used since 1945, is a grid of horizontal and vertical lines used to monitor a person's central visual field. It is a diagnostic tool that aids in the detection of visual disturbances caused by changes in the retina, particularly the macula (e.
Amstel Playwright of the Year Award The Amstel Playwright of the Year Award, an independent non-governmental prize, was launched in South Africa in 1978, and it recognised those South African playwrights whose work had been submitted for consideration. The prize was awarded to many of South Africa's anti-apartheid playwrights.

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