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Amsterdam Admirals The Amsterdam Admirals is a team in NFL Europa, a league of American football operated in Europe primarily as a developmental league for the National Football League. NFL Europa plays their games in Spring as not to compete with the NFL season and with Summer training camp.
Amsterdam Albatross The Amsterdam Albatross (Diomedea amsterdamensis) is a huge albatross which breeds only on the Plateau des Tourbières on Amsterdam Island (French Southern Territories) in the southern Indian Ocean. It was only described in 1983, and was thought by some researchers to be a sub-species of the Wandering Albatross.
Amsterdam Compiler Kit The Amsterdam Compiler Kit (ACK) is fast, lightweight and retargetable compiler suite and toolchain written by Andrew Tanenbaum and Ceriel Jacobs, and is Minix' native toolchain. The ACK was originally closed-source software (that allowed binaries to be distributed for Minix as a special case), but in April 2003 it was released under a BSD open source license.
Amsterdam Declaration The Amsterdam Declaration 2002 is a statement of the fundamental principles of modern Humanism passed unanimously by the General Assembly of the International Humanist and Ethical Union (IHEU) at the 50th anniversary World Humanist Congress in 2002. According to the IHEU, the declaration "is the official statement of World Humanism.
Amsterdam Density Functional The Amsterdam Density Functional program (ADF) is software for first-principles electronic structure calculations making use of Density functional theory. ADF has been developed since the early seventies of the previous century, by the group of E.
Amsterdam gold Amsterdam gold is a mix of legal herbs & herbal extracts with psychoactive effects, combined to produce an alternative to similar illegal substances. Amsterdam Gold is a smoking mix, used by cannabis smokers as a substitute for tobacco, which many cannabis smokers believe to be harmful and detrimental to the experience.
Amsterdam Mall Originally built in 1977, the Amsterdam Mall is a shopping center-turned-office building in Amsterdam, New York. Originally constructed along with the creation of the Amsterdam Arterial (a series of loops, one-ways and bridges that moved traffic of Routes 30, 5, and 67 with ease), it consisted of a single-level plaza, built in the original East Main Street, with about 12 stores that included Holsheimer & Shall, Gabbys', Millers', and Lumarts.
Amsterdam Marathon The Amsterdam Marathon is an annual marathon race over the classic distance of 42km and 195 metres held in Amsterdam, The Netherlands since 1975. It is held in October of every year since the 24th edition in 1999, and attracts many top athletes from around the world since the late 1990s, when the organisation choosed for a new, more flat parcours.
Amsterdam Sportsman of the year The Amsterdam Sportsman and Sportswoman of the Year is an annual election, organised since 1999 by the city's division for topsport named Topsport Amsterdam in cooperation with the city council. The award, named Fanny after four-time Olympic champions Fanny Blankers-Koen (London, 1948), goes to sportspeople who were born, have lived or played in Amsterdam, Zuid-Holland.
Amsterdam Stakes The Amsterdam Stakes is a race for thoroughbred horses held in August at Saratoga Race Course in upstate New York. The Amsterdam is open to horses age three and up, willing to sprint six and a half furlongs on the dirt.
Amsterdam Stock Exchange The Amsterdam Stock Exchange is the former name for the stock exchange based in Amsterdam. It merged on September 22, 2000 with the Brussels Stock Exchange and the Paris Stock Exchange to form Euronext, and is now known as Euronext Amsterdam.
Amsterdam Treaty The Treaty of Amsterdam amending the Treaty of the European Union, the Treaties establishing the European Communities and certain related acts, commonly known as the Amsterdam Treaty, was signed on October 2, 1997, and entered into force on May 1, 1999; it made substantial changes to the Treaty on European Union, which had been signed at Maastricht in 1992.
Amsterdam Zuidoost Amsterdam Zuidoost is one of the 15 boroughs (stadsdelen) of the city of Amsterdam, that consists of four residential areas Bijlmermeer, Venserpolder, Gaasperdam and the village Driemond, as well as a business park Amstel III/Bullewijk which includes the recreational "ArenA Boulevard" area.
Amsterdam-Noord Amsterdam-Noord (IPA: ; English: Amsterdam-North) is an autonomous stadsdeel (borough) of Amsterdam. The area is located north of the IJ, the body of water which separates it from central Amsterdam and the rest of the city.
Amsterdam-Rhine Canal The Amsterdam-Rhine Canal or Amsterdam-Rijnkanaal is a canal in the Netherlands that was built to connect the port city of Amsterdam to the main shipping artery of the Rhine. Its course follows a generally southeasterly direction as it goes through the city of Utrecht towards Wijk bij Duurstede where it intersects the Lek branch of the Rhine and then continues on to the Waal river near Tiel, with a branch, the Lek Canal, to the Lek near Nieuwegein.
Amsterdamese Police and Firefighting Party Amsterdamese Police and Firefighting Party (in Dutch: Amsterdamsche Politie- en Brandweerpartij) was a political party in the Netherlands. The party contested the 1918 parliamentary election in the constituencies of Amsterdam and Arnhem with a one-man list consisting of Renze van der Meulen.
Amstrad Action Amstrad Action was a monthly magazine, published in the United Kingdom, which catered to owners of home computers from the Amstrad CPC range. It was the first magazine published by Chris Anderson's Future Publishing, which with a varied line-up of computing and non-computing related titles has since become one of the foremost magazine publishers in the UK.
Amstrad CPC The Amstrad CPC was a series of 8-bit home computers produced by Amstrad during the 1980s and early 1990s. CPC stood for 'Colour Personal Computer', although it was possible to purchase a CPC with a green screen (GT65/66) as well as with the standard colour screen (CTM640).
Amstrad NC100 The Amstrad NC100 was an A4-size, portable Z80-based computer, released by Amstrad in 1992. It featured 64 KB of RAM and included the Protext word processor, various organiser-like facilities (diary, address book and time manager), a simple calculator and a version of BBC BASIC.
Amstrad NC150 The NC150 is an intermediate version of the NC100 and NC200 computers, and was available only in Italy and France. Its case had the same design as the NC100, but it included the games and spreadsheet later seen on the NC200.
Amstrad NC200 The Amstrad NC100 was an A4-size, portable Z80-based computer, released by Amstrad in 1992. It featured 64 KB of RAM and included the Protext word processor, various organiser-like facilities (diary, address book and time manager), a simple calculator and a version of BBC BASIC.
Amstrad PCW The Amstrad PCW series (Personal Computer Word processor) was British company Amstrad's versatile line of home/personal microcomputers pitched as a complete, integrated home/office solution. It was first sold in 1985.
Amstutz Expressway The Amstutz Expressway is a short, limited-access road located in Waukegan, Illinois. It was built in the 1970s to ease traffic in Waukegan’s downtown area, but it is now known as “the road that leads nowhere” by locals.
Amt Großer Plöner See Amt Großer Plöner See is an Amt ("collective municipality") in the districts of Plön and Ostholstein in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is situated around Plön, which is the seat of the Amt, but not part of it.
Amt Kirchspielslandgemeinde BĂĽsum The Amt Kirchspielslandgemeinde BĂĽsum ("collective municipality" BĂĽsum) is located in the district of Dithmarschen, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It has its seat in BĂĽsum and consists of the following municipalities:
Amt Kirchspielslandgemeinde Heide-Land Heide-Land is an Amt Kirchspielslandgemeinde ("collective municipality") in the district of Dithmarschen, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is situated around Heide, which is the seat of the Amt, but not part of it.
Amt Kirchspielslandgemeinde Marne-Land Marne-Land is an Amt Kirchspielslandgemeinde ("collective municipality") in the district of Dithmarschen, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is situated around Marne, which is the seat of the Amt, but not part of it.
Amt Kirchspielslandgemeinde Meldorf-Land Meldorf-Land is an Amt Kirchspielslandgemeinde ("collective municipality") in the district of Dithmarschen, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is situated around Meldorf, which is the seat of the Amt, but not part of it.
Amt Nortorfer Land Nortorf-Land is an Amt ("collective municipality") in the district of Rendsburg-Eckernförde, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is situated around the town Nortorf, which is the seat of the Amt, but not part of it.
Amtgard Amtgard is a live-action fantasy roleplaying and boffer combat game primarily based in the United States as well as other countries(Germany, Croatia, Canada, Korea). The organization has hundreds of active groups that and can boast of approximately ten thousand members world-wide.
Amto-Musan languages Amto-Musan is a language family of two closely related but not mutually intelligible Papuan languages, Amto and Musan, of the Sandaun Province of Papua New Guinea. The Amto-Musan family has typological similarities with the Busa language isolate, but these do not appear to demonstrate a genetic relationship.
Amtosaurus Amtosaurus (IPA: ; Kurzanov & Tumanova, 1978) was a dinosaur based upon a fragmentary skull collected from the Upper Cretaceous Bayanshiree Svita Formation (Cenomanian-Santonian) of Mongolia and originally believed to represent an ankylosaurid. However, these fossils appear to have actually belonged to a hadrosaur and are indeterminate.
Amtrak Amtrak is the brand name of the National Railroad Passenger Corporation, created on May 1 1971, as the United States' intercity passenger train system. "Amtrak" is a portmanteau of the words "American" and "track".
Amtrak California Amtrak California is a brand name used by the Caltrans Division of Rail for all state supported Amtrak rail routes within the State of California. It also includes an extensive network of Thruway Motorcoach bus connections, operated by private companies under contract.
Amtrak Cascades The Amtrak Cascades (originally named Cascadia) is a passenger train route operated by Amtrak in partnership with the states of Washington and Oregon in the Pacific Northwest of the United States and Canada. It is named after the Cascade mountain range that the route parallels.
Amtrak Police The Amtrak Police is a railroad police agency that acts as the security and law enforcement agency of Amtrak, a passenger train system in the United States. The Amtrak Police has 342 sworn police officers, most of whom are stationed within the Northeast Corridor, Amtrak's busiest route.
AmToy AmToy was the toy division of American Greetings Corporation. Its most notable products were the mid-1980s lines, Madballs and My Pet Monster, both of which had animated shows from the Canadian company Nelvana.
Amukta Amutka is a small yet high island lying between the Fox Islands and the Andreanof Islands in the Aleutian Islands. The nearest islands to it are Yunaska and Seguam and the tiny island of Chugulak lies directly northeast of it.
Amul World Cricket Ratings The Amul World Cricket Rankings is a rating system for both cricket teams and individual cricketers using their combined performances in Test and one day international (ODI) cricket. Most other cricket rating systems consider the two forms of the game as distinct and provide separate rankings for each.
Amulet An amulet (from Latin amuletum; earliest extant use in Natural History Pliny], meaning "an object that protects a person from trouble") or a talisman (from Arabic tilasm, ultimately from Greek telesma or from the Greek word "talein" which means "to initiate into the mysteries.") consists of any object intended to bring good luck and/or protection to its owner.
Amulet of Yendor In several computer games, the Amulet of Yendor ("Rodney" spelled backwards) is the object the player needs to retrieve from the dungeon in order to win. It first appeared in Rogue and its sequels UltraRogue and Advanced Rogue; later Hack and NetHack also featured it, but with the added condition that it must be brought to the "Astral Plane" and sacrificed for the player to ascend (win).
Amulet records Amulet Records is a record label based in New Jersey specialising in percussion, avant-garde and experimental music. The label was established by the percusssionist composer and visual artist Billy Martin in 1997.
Amulree Amulree (Gaelic: Ath Maol Ruibhe) is a hamlet in Perth and Kinross, Scotland, with a hotel and a parish church, which contains copies of records of the large number of people who stayed there prior to mass emigration - mostly to North Easthope, Canada - in the early 19th Century. The church is linked with Aberfeldy Parish Church.
Amun Amun (also spelled Amon, Amoun, Amen, and rarely Imen, Greek Αμμον Ammon, and Άμμον Hammon, Egyptian a-m-n) was the name of a deity, in Egyptian mythology, who gradually rose to become one of the most important deities, before fading into obscurity.
Amundsen Bay Amundsen Bay () is a long embayment 24 miles wide, close west of the Tula Mountains in Enderby Land, Antarctica. The bay was seen as a large pack-filled recession in the coastline by Sir Douglas Mawson on January 14, 1930.
Amundsen Glacier Amundsen Glacier () is a major Antarctic glacier, about 6 to 10 km (4 to 6 mi) wide and 128 km (80 mi) long, originating on the polar plateau where it drains the area to the south and west of Nilsen Plateau, and descending through the Queen Maud Mountains to enter the Ross Ice Shelf just west of the MacDonald Nunataks.
Amundsen Gulf Amundsen Gulf ( ) is a gulf located in Canadian Northwest Territories, between Banks Island and Victoria Island and the mainland . It is approximately 250 miles (402 km) in length and about 93 miles (150 km) across where it meets the Beaufort Sea.
Amunet In Egyptian mythology, Amunet (also spelled Amonet, Amaunet, Amentet, Amentit, Imentet, Imentit, and Ament) was originally the female form of the originally androgynous god Amun. Amun/Amunet was originally the deification of the primordial concept of air, in the Ogdoad cosmogony, Amun's name meaning (one who) is hidden, and Amunet's simply being the female form.
Amur The Amur River (Russian: Амур; , or "Black Dragon River"; Mayan; Mongolian: Хара-Мурэн, Khara-Muren or "Black River"; Manchu: Sahaliyan Ula, literal meaning "Black River") is Earth's eighth longest river, forming the border between the Russian Far East and Manchuria in China.
Amur class submarine The Russian Navy's Project 1650 Амур (named for the Amur river) submarines are export variants of the Project 677 Lada class, a highly improved version of the Kilo class. with much better quieting, new combat systems, and air-independent propulsion.
Amur Cart Road Amur Cart Road or Amur Wheel Road (Russian: Аму́рская колёсная доро́га or "Аму́рская колесу́ха", tr.: Amurskaya kolesukha) was a 2,000 km cartage road in Amur Oblast of Imperial Russia that connected Khabarovsk with Blagoveshchensk through mostly uninhabited areas of taiga and swamps.
Amur Cossacks The Amur Cossack Host (Амурское казачье войско in Russian), a Cossack host created in the Amur region and Primorye in the 1850s on the basis of the Cossacks relocated from the Transbaikal region and freed miners of Nerchinsk region.
Amur Leopard The Amur leopard (Panthera pardus orientalis), whose habitat is currently confined to the Sikhote-Alin mountains, is the northernmost subspecies of leopard. It is also known as the Far-East leopard and the Siberian leopard.
Amur pike The Amur pike, also known as the blackspotted pike, Esox reichertii, is a pike native to the Amur River system in east Asia, as well as freshwater habitat on the island of Sakhalin. Closely related to the Northern Pike but smaller, it reaches a length of 110cm, sporting a silvery body with small black spots.
Amurca Amurca is the bitter tasting, dark watery liquid which flows from pressed olives under light pressure, prior to the olive oil which only drains under greater pressure. Historically, amurca was used for numerous purposes, including as a building material, pesticideAncient and Modern Day Pest Control, herbicide, and even as an astringent, which was called by the same name.
Amurian Plate The Amurian Plate (or Amur Plate) is a proposed continental tectonic plate covering Manchuria, the Korean Peninsula, Western Japan, and Primorsky Krai. It is not clear yet whether it is an independent plate or a part of the Eurasian Plate.
Amurosaurus Amurosaurus (IPA: ; "Amur lizard") is a genus of lambeosaurine hadrosaurid dinosaur found in the Late Cretaceous of eastern Asia. Like most lambeosaurs, it would have been a primarily bipedal herbivore with a "duckbill" shaped snout and a hollow crest on top of its head, although such a crest has not been found.
Amuru Jarte Amuru Jarte is one of the 180 woredas in the Oromia Region of Ethiopia. Part of the Misraq Welega Zone, Amuru Jarte is bordered on the south by Jimma Horo, on the southwest by Abe Dongoro, on the west by Gida Kiremu, on the north by the Abay River which separates it from the Amhara Region, and on the east by Abay Chomen.
Amuse bouche Amuse-bouches are tiny bite-sized morsels served before the hors d'Ĺ“uvre or first course of a meal. These, often accompanied by a proper complementing wine, are served as an excitement of taste buds to both prepare the guest for the meal and to offer a glimpse into the chef's approach to cooking.
Amusement Amusement is the state of experiencing humorous and usually entertaining events or situations, and is associated with enjoyment, happiness, laughter and pleasure. Amusement may also be experienced through the recollection of events which have given rise to amusement in the past.
Amusia Amusia refers to a number of disorders which are indicated by the inability to recognize musical tones or rhythms or to reproduce them. Amusia can be congenital (present at birth) or be acquired sometime later in life (as from brain damage).
Amusing Ourselves to Death Amusing Ourselves to Death: Public Discourse in the Age of Show Business (1985), is a controversial book by Neil Postman in which he argues that mediums of communication inherently influence the conversations carried out over them, that television is the primary means of communication for our culture, that television has the property of converting conversations into entertainment and so that public discourse on important issues has disappeared, since the treatment of serious issues as entertainment inherently prevents them from being treated as serious issues and indeed since serious issues have been treated as entertainment for so many decades now, the public is no longer aware of these issues in their original sense, but only as entertainment. ("Conversations" in the sense here of a culture communicating with itself).
Amusing the Amazing Amusing the Amazing was an EP released by Slo Burn in 1996. It only contained four songs, and sounded very much in the vein of Kyuss, of stoner rock fame, partially due to having been co-produced by Chris Goss, who also produced much of the music of Kyuss, and partially due to the presence again of John Garcia, formerly of Kyuss, on vocals.
Amway Arena Amway Arena (formerly known as the Orlando Arena, TD Waterhouse Centre, and The Arena in Orlando The Arena in Orlando was used only briefly, lasting approximately a week in December 2006 and serving as the interim name between the expiration of the contract with TD Waterhouse and the announcement of the new naming rights deal with Amway. , and colloquially known by the nickname of O-Rena) is an indoor arena in Orlando, Florida.
Amy and Emily Walton Amy and Emily Walton (born March 15, 2000) are twins who have shared the role of Bethany Platt on the soap Coronation Street since birth. Tina O'Brien, who plays their on screen mother Sarah is Emily's godmother.
Amy and Jordan Amy and Jordan (New York: Pantheon, 2004) is a comic book by Mark Beyer, featuring a dysfunctional couple who are victimized by each other and by blind circumstance. The characters Amy and Jordan appear in other works by Beyer, including Agony (New York: Pantheon, 1987).
Amy Abdou Amy Abdou is an innovative American singer-songwriter of Lebanese and Irish descent, creating dark and melodic pop with a nod towards the ethereal. In addition to extensive live performance, she has composed soundtracks for two films and recorded three critically acclaimed releases that received national and international recognition, airplay and distribution.
Amy Acuff Amy Lyn Acuff (born 1975-07-14, Port Arthur, Texas) is an athlete from the United States. An aggressive high jump competitor, Acuff competed in the 2004 Summer Olympics as a member of USA Track and Field and is a three-time Olympian.
Amy Agulay Amy Agulay (born September 6, 1978 in London, Ontario) is a former field hockey goalkeeper from Canada, who earned a total number of 22 international caps for the Canadian Women's National Team during her career. She decided to pursue an athletic scholarship in the United States in order to play field hockey at a different level and receive a university education in return; Agulay was recruited by several universities but chose University of New Hampshire, because it had the best combination of field hockey (teammates, coaches and conference) and academics.
Amy Ames Amy Ames Rysdale Britton Kincaid was a character in the long-running and now cancelled American Soap opera, The Secret Storm She was played, with a few breaks, here and there, by actress Jada Rowland, who grew up in the role, a rarity for any soap.
Amy Archer-Gilligan Amy "Sister" Archer-Gilligan (???-1928) was a Connecticut nursing-home proprietor who systematically murdered at least five people by poison; one was her second husband, Michael Gilligan, and the rest were residents of her nursing home.
Amy B. Jordan There is another Amy B. Jordan, senior research investigator at the Annenberg Public Policy Center, University of Pennsylvania, whose work is on the cognitive/developmental effects of media (particularly television) on very young children and the impact of public policy initiatives.
Amy Barger Amy Barger(born 18th January 1971) is an astronomer whose discoveries have most concerned quasars, black holes, and other far off objects. She helped show that the activity of black holes in nearby galaxies was greater and more recent than expected.
Amy Blue Amy Blue are a British alternative rock band comprising of Simon Chatterton (guitar), Jean-Paul Rutter (guitar) and Danny Legg (bass guitar). The name of the group was taken from Gregg Araki's 1995 independent movie, The Doom Generation.
Amy Bock Amy Maud Bock (1859 - August 29, 1943) was a Tasmanian-born New Zealand female confidence trickster and male impersonator, whose trials and cross-dressing interlude have made her a subject of perennial historical interest in her adopted country.
Amy Braunschweiger Amy Braunschweiger is an American-born freelance writer. Her articles have appeared in The New York Times, Tango, The Wall Street Journal, Worth, The Village Voice and The New York Sun, among other publications.
Amy Brenneman Amy Frederica Brenneman (born June 22, 1964 in New London, Connecticut) is an American actress best known for her roles in the television series NYPD Blue and Judging Amy. She was raised in Glastonbury, Connecticut.
Amy Brown Amy Brown (born 1972, in Bellingham, Washington) is a popular fantasy and fairy artist. Her career began in the 1990's, today her watercolor designs appear on everything from t-shirts, to calendars, buttons, and tattoos.
Amy Carlson Amy Lynn Carlson (born July 7, 1968 in Glen Ellyn, Illinois) is an American actress best known for playing Josie Watts on Another World and Alex Taylor on Third Watch. Most recently, she played Kelly Gaffney on the short-lived NBC courtroom drama, Law & Order: Trial by Jury.
Amy Catherine Walton Amy Catherine Walton, better known as Mrs O F Walton, was a British author of Christian children's and teenage books, mainly but not exclusively fiction. She was born Amy Catherine Deck in 1849, and died in Leigh, Kent in 1939.
Amy Fedora Amy Fedora is a Canadian theatre and voice actress known for voicing various characters for the series The Secret World of Og. She also performed as a vocalist and dancer in the new show and program re-launch of Up with People in April of 2006.
Amy Fisher Amy Elizabeth Fisher (born August 21 1974, in Merrick, New York), dubbed the "Long Island Lolita" by the press, was convicted in 1992 of shooting the wife of her lover, with whom she began an affair as a 16 year-old student at Kennedy High School in Bellmore. The case drew a great deal of media attention.
Amy Gardner Amelia "Amy" Gardner is the fictional Director of Legislative Affairs in the Matt Santos administration and a women's rights activist on US television's The West Wing. Her character is played by Mary-Louise Parker.
Amy Gillett Amy Gillett (January 9, 1976 - July 18, 2005) was an Australian cyclist and rower who represented Australia in both sports before her untimely death in a training accident when a motorist crashed into the Australian squad of cyclists she was training with.
Amy Grant discography This article includes the discography of American Christian music and pop singer-songwriter Amy Grant. In April 2006, Word Records announced that the singer's recordings have sold an estimated 25 million units worldwide, making her the best selling Christian recording artist ever.
Amy Grossberg and Brian Peterson Amy Grossberg (born 1979) delivered a baby at a Comfort Inn in November 1996, assisted by only her then-boyfriend Brian Peterson, who later threw the baby into a dumpster. In March 1998, Peterson pled guilty to manslaughter and served a two-year sentence; on April 22, 1998, Grossberg agreed to a plea bargain, and was sentenced to a two-and-a-half years in prison on July 9, 1998.
Amy Handlin Amy Handlin born January 28, 1956) is an American Republican Party politician, who serves in the New Jersey General Assembly, where she represents the 13th legislative district, having taken office on January 10, 2006. Handlin was elected to the Assembly on November 8, 2005, filling the seat of fellow Republican Joseph Azzolina whom she defeated in the GOP primary.
Amy Hayes Amy Faye Hayes (born November 24 1973, Wyandotte, Michigan), better known as Amy Hayes, is a famous boxing ring announcer. She introduces boxers at fights televised nationally in the United States by the Fox Network, and she has become a sex-symbol among the network's male audience.
Amy Hunter Amy Hunter (May 6, 1966 in Boston, Massachusetts) is an American actress and model. She has had roles on a number of television series and daytime soaps, co-hosted The Comedy Channel's Night After Night, and went on location for ESPN's Women in Sports.
Amy Chow Amy Chow (周婉儀; pinyin: Zhōu Wǎnyí; born May 15, 1978 in San Jose, California) is an American gymnast and a member of the famous Magnificent 7 who were the first American team to win Olympic gymnastics gold. Her fellow team members were Jaycie Phelps, Dominique Dawes, Shannon Miller, Kerri Strug, Amanda Borden and Dominique Moceanu.
Amy Jenkins Amy Jenkins (born 1966, in London) is an English novelist and screenwriter. She is the daughter of the late political journalist Peter Jenkins and the step-daughter of The Guardian columnist and author Polly Toynbee.
Amy Klobuchar Amy Jean Klobuchar (born May 25, 1960 in Plymouth, Minnesota) is a former county attorney of Hennepin County, Minnesota, and current United States Senator from Minnesota (see 2006 Minnesota United States Senate election). Her name is pronounced "KLOH-buh-shar".
Amy MacFarlane Amy MacFarlane (born November 4, 1974 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada) is a former field hockey forward, who earned a total number of 109 international caps for the Canadian National Team during her career. She graduated from the Princeton University (Religion).
Amy Mathews Amy Mathews is an Australian actress born on 29 March 1975 in Melbourne, although she has spent most of her life in Sydney. She has previously held guest roles in Seven Network series, such as Always Greener, All Saints and Blue Heelers.
Amy Nuttall Amy Nuttall (born June 7 1982) is a British television actress most notable for her role as Chloe Atkinson from 2000 to 2005 in the long-running soap opera Emmerdale as well as her four-year relationship with co-star Ben Freeman (Scott Windsor).
Amy Pascal Amy Pascal (born 1958) is Chairman of Sony Pictures Entertainment Motion Picture Group and Co-Chairman of Sony Pictures Entertainment. She was listed as number one on the 15th (2006) annual Women in Entertainment Power 100 list published by the Hollywood Reporter.
Amy Poehler Amy Poehler (born September 16, 1971 in Burlington, Massachusetts) is an American comedian and actress. She currently stars on Saturday Night Live, where she has portrayed Sharon Osbourne, Kelly Ripa, Madonna, Avril Lavigne, Sharon Stone, Nancy Grace and Michael Jackson.
Amy Ridenour Amy Moritz Ridenour (born November 15, 1959), president of the National Center for Public Policy Research, a Washington, DC conservative think tank. Ridenour has held this post since the organization's founding in 1982.
Amy Ruley Amy Ruley is the current women's head basketball coach at North Dakota State University. Ruley has the greatest number of victories of any women's coach at NDSU, with over 600 wins, and has led the Bison to 5 NCAA Division II championships.
Amy Ryan Amy Ryan is the Project Coordinator for the Research Database component of Child Care and Early Education Research Connections, a joint project of National Center for Children in Poverty (NCCP) of Columbia University, the Child Care Bureau of the U.S.

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