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Amy Shields Amy Shields, born March 7, 1990 in Ann Arbor, Michigan, is currently ranked among the top freestyle unicyclists in the world. Known for her exceptionally elegant and inspiring riding style, Amy holds five world unicycling titles, including Expert Female Individual Freestyle (2004), Expert Female Standard Skill (2006), Expert Pairs Freestyle (2004 & 2006), and Group Freestyle (2002).
Amy Sohn Amy Sohn (born 1973) is a Brooklyn-based author, columnist and screenwriter. She wrote the novels Run Catch Kiss (1999) and My Old Man (2004), both published by Simon & Schuster, and the writer of the famous television series "Sex and the City"
Amy Tan Amy Tan (Chinese: 譚恩美; pinyin: Tán Ēnměi; born February 19, 1952) is an American writer whose works explore mother-daughter relationships and what it means to grow up as a first generation Asian American. In 1993, Tan's adaptation of her most popular fiction work, The Joy Luck Club, became a commercially successful film.
Amy Taylor Amy Elizabeth Taylor (born June 11, 1979 in Canberra, Australia) is a former football (soccer) player and current sports presenter with WIN Television in Australia. Taylor also works occasionally as a model, and is the face of Mako Sunglasses' advertising campaigns.
Amy Tran Amy Tran (born October 2, 1980 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania) is a field hockey goalkeeper from the United States, who made her national team debut against Mexico at the Pan American Cup, where she shared the 5-0 shutout. Tran attended the University of North Carolina.
Amy Van Dyken Amy Van Dyken (born February 15, 1973 in Englewood, Colorado) is an American swimmer who has six career Olympic gold medals. Four of these gold medals came in the 1996 Summer Olympics, making her the first American woman to accomplish such a feat.
Amy Walsh Amy Heather Walsh (born September 13, 1977 in Saint-Bruno, Québec) has been a midfielder for the Canada women's national soccer team since 1998. She attended the University of Nebraska, where she was twice named first team All-Conference and once first-team All-Central Region.
Amy Warner (soccer) Amy Warner (born December 29, 1981 in Idaho Falls, Idaho) is an American soccer player who graduated from Notre Dame as one of the top forwards in the history of the university. Known for blinding speed that earned her the nicknames "Flash" and "Fire", #12 grew into a complete all-around player and received first team NSCAA All-American honors during her senior year, making her the first forward in the history of Notre Dame to earn the honor.
Amy Watkins Amy Watkins (1973-1999) was a social worker from Topeka, Kansas, who was murdered while walking down the street on March 8, 1999, in Brooklyn, New York. Her death sparked widespread dismay in New York City, where the murder rate had been steadily dropping since 1990, and days later 300 marchers expressed their grief with a candlelight march on her Prospect Heights street.
Amy Wong Amy Wong (born August 4, 2980) is a fictional character, one of the main characters from the FOX television animated series Futurama. She is studying engineering at Mars University, and to help her with her studies she works as an intern at Planet Express (supposedly kept around because she shares Professor Farnsworth's blood type).
Amy Woods Brinkley Amy Woods Brinkley is the Global Risk Executive of Bank of America. She was awarded the top position on US Banker magazine's 2005 list of "Most Powerful Women in Banking," and was named number 23 on Fortune's 2006 "Most Powerful Women in Business.
Amy Wright Amy Wright (born April 15, 1950 in Chicago, Illinois) is an American actress. She has appeared in such films as The Deer Hunter, Breaking Away, The Amityville Horror, Heartland, Wise Blood, Stardust Memories, The Accidental Tourist, Crossing Delancey and Miss Firecracker.
Amy Yamada Amy Yamada, (山田詠美 Yamada Eimi born February 8, 1959) is a popular but controversial contemporary Japanese writer who is most famous for her stories that address issues of sexuality, racism, and interracial marriage, topics that are typically not discussed openly in Japanese society.
Amy Yip Amy Yip Chi-mei (; born June 10, 1965 in Hong Kong) is an actress whose lithe frame and disproportionately large breasts made her one of the leading sex symbols of the Hong Kong cinema in the late 1980s and early 1990s.
Amy's Kitchen Amy's Kitchen is a privately held corporation which began operation in 1987, with the purpose of making healthly, organic, and easy-to-prepare frozen food. Owned and run by Andy and Rachel Berliner, Amy's Kitchen took its name from their then-newborn daughter.
Amyas Connell Amyas Douglas Connell (23rd June 1901 - 19th April 1980) was a highly influential British architect of the mid-20th century. Having been heavily influenced by the work of Le Corbusier, Connell was an early exponent of the architectural style which came to be described as International Modernism.
Amyas Leigh Sir Amyas Leigh was the title character in "Westward Ho! or the voyages and adventures of Sir Amyas Leigh, Knight, of Burrough, in the county of Devon, in the reign of her most glorious majesty Queen Elizabeth" by Charles Kingsley.
Amygdalofugal pathway The amygdalofugal pathway (Latin for "fleeing from the amygdala") is one of the three principal pathways by which fibers leave the amygdala, a limbic structure in the medial temporal lobe of the brain. The other main efferent pathways from the amygdala are the stria terminalis and anterior commissure.
Amygdule Amygdules form when the vesicular cavities (created by expanding gas bubbles in volcanic lava) are filled with a secondary mineral such as calcite, quartz, or one of the zeolites, which are deposited by having minerals "wash" through the pores in the rock (see Porosity/Permeability). They are filled from the outside, making the amygdules concentrically layered.
Amykles Amykles or Amikles (Greek: Αμύκλες, older form, polytonic: , monotonic: Αμύκλαι; older forms: Amyklai, Amykle, Amiklai and Amikle; Latin: Amyclae) is a village and an archaeological site located southwest of Sparta. The ancient city was founded by Amyclas, the son of Lacedaemon.
Amyl nitrite Amyl nitrite refers to the chemical compound with the formula (CH3)2CHCH2CH2ONO. Like other volatile alkyl nitrites, it has a characteristically penetrating odour and produces marked effects on the human body when its vapour is inhaled.
Amyloid Amyloids are insoluble fibrous protein aggregations sharing specific structural traits. The name amyloid comes from the early mistaken identification of the substance as starch (amylum in Latin), based on crude iodine-staining techniques.
Amyloid beta Amyloid beta (Aβ or Abeta) is a peptide of 39-43 amino acids that is the main constituent of amyloid plaques in the brains of Alzheimer's disease patients. Similar plaques appear in some variants of Lewy body dementia and in inclusion body myositis, a muscle disease.
Amyloid precursor protein Amyloid precursor protein (APP) is an integral membrane protein expressed in many tissues and concentrated in the synapses of neurons. Its primary function is not known, though it has been implicated as a regulator of synapse formationPriller C, Bauer T, Mitteregger G, Krebs B, Kretzschmar HA, Herms J.
Amymone In Greek mythology, Amymone (the "blameless" one) was a daughter of Danaus. As the "blameless" Danaid, her name identifies her, perhaps, as identical to Hypermnestra ("great wooing" or "high marriage"), also the one Danaid who did not assassinate her Egyptian husband on their wedding night, as her 49 sisters did.
Amyntas Amyntas was an Indo-Greek king who ruled in parts of the northern Indian subcontinent between 95 and 90 BCE. The abundance of his coinage suggests that he was quite an important king, although nothing remains of him, either in Western or Eastern sources.
Amyntas of Galatia Amyntas was a king of Galatia and several of the adjacent countries, mentioned by StraboStrabo, Geographia, xii as contemporary with himself. He seems to have first possessed Lycaonia, where he maintained more than 300 flocks.
Amyntas of Macedonia Amyntas (in Greek Aμυντας; died 330 BC) was a Macedonian officer in Alexander the Great's army, son of Andromenes. After the battle of the Granicus, 334 BC, when the garrison of Sardis was quietly surrendered to Alexander, Amyntas was the officer sent forward to receive it from the commander, Mithrenes.
Amyraldism Amyraldism (or sometimes Amyraldianism or the School of Saumur), also known as "hypothetical universalism" or "four-point Calvinism", primarily refers to a modified form of Calvinism. It rejects one of the Five points of Calvinism, the doctrine of limited atonement, in favour of an unlimited atonement similar to that of Hugo Grotius.
AM stereo AM stereo is any of a number of mutually incompatible techniques for broadcasting two-channel audio in the mediumwave band in a manner that is compatible with receivers designed for standard amplitude modulation. There are two main classes of systems: independent sideband (ISB) systems, promoted principally by American broadcast engineer Leonard Kahn; and quadrature amplitude modulation (QAM) multiplexing systems (conceptually closer to FM stereo).
AM to PM "AM To PM" is the first single from Christina Milian's self-titled debut album. Pushed by Christina's success with/on MTV, the Bloodshy & Avant produced single became a worldwide hit, reaching #27 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #3 in the UK.
AM type submarine The AM (A Modified) type submarine was a large seaplane-carrying submarine of the Imperial Japanese Navy, with a hangar space for 2 aircraft. These giant submarines were originally of the A2 type, but their design was revised after construction started so that they could carry a second aircraft.
AM1 AM1, or Austin Model 1, is a semi-empirical method for the quantum calculation of molecular electronic structure in computational chemistry. It is based on the Neglect of Differential Diatomic Overlap integral approximation.
AMACR AMACR is an acronym for the protein alpha-methylacyl CoA racemase that helps to metabolize certain fatty acids within the body. Several studies have suggested that AMACR can be used as a prostate cancer biomarker.
AMAP AMAP is a multiple sequence alignment program based on a new approach to multiple alignment called sequence annealing. This approach consists of building up the multiple alignment one match at a time, thereby circumventing many of the problems of progressive alignment.
AMASONG AMASONG is a GLAMA (Gay & Lesbian American Music Award) award-winning lesbian/feminist amateur choir based in Champaign-Urbana, Illinois. The group was created by its founding director Kristina Boerger in 1990.
AMAX AMAX is an United States certification program developed by the Electronic Industries Association (EIA) and the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) in 1993. This quality control program addressed both consumer receiver developments and air chains of broadcast AM transmission stations.
AMBER AMBER (an acronym for Assisted Model Building and Energy Refinement) is a family of force fields for molecular dynamics of biomolecules originally developed by the late Peter Kollman's group at the University of California, San Francisco. AMBER is also the name for the molecular dynamics simulation package that implements these force fields.
AMBER Alert In the United States and Canada, an AMBER Alert is a notification to the general public, by various media outlets, of a confirmed child abduction. AMBER is a backronym for "America's Missing: Broadcasting Emergency Response", and was named for 9-year-old Amber Hagerman who was abducted and murdered in Arlington, Texas in 1996.
AMBER: Journeys Beyond AMBER: Journeys Beyond is an American computer game released in 1996 for Apple Macintosh computers and later ported to Windows 95. It is a first-person point and click adventure game similar to Myst however, the plot involves a house believed to be haunted by ghosts.
AMBO pipeline AMBO pipeline is a planned oil pipeline from Bulgarian Black Sea port Burgas via Macedonia to Albanian Adriatic port Vlore. The aim of 917 kilometer long trans-Balkan pipeline is to bypass Turkish straits in transportation of Russian and Caspian oil.
AMC (automobile) The AMC was a short-lived British steam car manufactured in London in 1910. The Automobile Manufacturing Company billed the 10 hp vehicle, which had a flash boiler, as being "absolutely safe in the hands of a novice.
AMC 18 AMC-18 is a geostationary Lockheed Martin A2100A communications satellite owned by SES Americom. It will be launched on November 18, 2006 from Kourou aboard an Ariane 5 launch vehicle and is situated at 105° west longitude, providing coverage of North America with twenty-four C band transponders of 12-18 watts each.
AMC 3 AMC-3 (formerly GE-3) is a geostationary Lockheed Martin A2100A communications satellite owned by SES Americom. It was launched on September 4, 1997 from Cape Canaveral aboard an Atlas IIAS launch vehicle and is situated at 87° west longitude, providing coverage of North America with twenty-four C band transponders of 12-18 watts each, and the same number of Ku band transponders with amplifier powers of 60 watts.
AMC 34 The AMC 34 was a French tank built originally for the French Army cavalry units. Its production was cut short before it had hardly begun and the few vehicles produced were out of service by the time of the Battle of France in the Second World War.
AMC 35 The AMC 35 (from Automitrailleuse de Combat Renault modèle 1935) was a French cavalry tank of the later Interwar era that served in the Second World War. It was produced as a result of the change of the specification that had led to the design of the AMC 34.
AMC and Jeep transmissions American Motors Corporation (AMC) and Jeep used a variety of transmissions and transfer cases systems. This article covers all AMC (1954+) and Jeep (1946+) variants thru 1988, as well as legacy designs retained by Chrysler (and several other manufacutrers) in later years.
AMC Airlines AMC Airlines is a charter airline based in Cairo, Egypt. It operates charter flights from Europe to Egypt's tourist destinations, as well as tailored charters, domestic flights, VIP flights and long and short-term wet leases.
AMC Ambassador The AMC Ambassador was an automobile produced by the American Motors Corporation (AMC) from 1958 until 1974. The vehicle was known as the AMC Ambassador, Ambassador V-8 by Rambler, and Rambler Ambassador at various times during its tenure in production.
AMC Concord The AMC Concord was a compact car made by the American Motors Corporation (AMC) starting in the 1978 model year and continuing to 1983. The Concord was intended to replace not only the similar AMC Hornet, but also the larger AMC Matador which would be discontinued after 1978.
AMC Eagle The AMC Eagle was an all-wheel drive passenger car produced by the American Motors Corporation (AMC), introduced for the 1980 model year and based on the AMC Concord. A two-door coupe, four-door sedan and a four-door station wagon were initially available.
AMC Gremlin The AMC Gremlin was the first American subcompact car. Made by the American Motors Corporation for nine model years from its April 1, 1970, debut through the end of the 1978 model year, a total of 671,475 Gremlins were made.
AMC Hornet The AMC Hornet was a compact automobile made by the American Motors Corporation (AMC) beginning with the 1970 model year and continuing through the 1977 model year. The Hornet's body and platform, which replaced the compact Rambler American.
AMC Pacer The AMC Pacer was a two-door compact car produced in the United States by the American Motors Corporation between 1975 and 1980, although design started in 1971. Its unusual, bulbous "Fish Bowl" look and differently-sized doors still make it an easily recognized icon of the 1970s.
AMC Theatres AMC Theatres, is one of the largest movie theatre chains in North America and the only chain out of the 12 largest on the continent that did not go bankrupt during the 2001-2002 recession, due in part to the fact that its theatres often dominate lists of the top 50 most profitable theatres in North America. Its mascot is the animated filmstrip Clip who stars in the pre-show policy trailers.
AMD 580 chipset series AMD 580 chipset series is a computer chipset series designed by AMD subsidairy ATI Technologies, for the AMD platform. It was designed for usage with ATI's CrossFire Multi GPU Technology, with both PCI Express slots running at x16 lanes each.
AMD 5x86 The AMD 5x86 processor is an x86-compatible CPU introduced in 1995 by AMD for use in 486-class computer systems. It was one of the fastest, and most universally-compatible upgrade paths for users of 486 systems.
AMD 65 AMD-65 (Hungarian: Automata MĂłdosĂ­tott Deszant[fegyver] 1965; Automatic Modified Descent [weapon] ) is the name given to a variant of the venerable AKM rifle, and was manufactured in Hungary for use by that nation's armored infantry and even by paratrooper/descent units. The rifle's design was conducive for outdoor use as an infantry rifle.
AMD 690 chipset series The AMD 690 chipset series is a chipset family manufactured by AMD subsidairy ATI, for the AMD platform, focusing on both desktop and mobile computing market. The 690 chipset series consists of 4 members, namely 690T, 690G, 690V and M690T.
AMD at the Glen The AMD at The Glen is a NASCAR Nextel Cup stock car race held at Watkins Glen International in Watkins Glen, New York. It is one of two road course races in the NASCAR Nextel Cup schedule, the other being the Dodge/Save Mart 350.
AMD Am2900 Am2900 is a family of integrated circuits (ICs) created in 1975 by Advanced Micro Devices (AMD). They were constructed with bipolar devices, in a bit-slice topology, and were designed to be used as modular components each representing a different aspect of a computer control unit (CCU).
AMD Am29000 The AMD 29000, often simply 29k, was a popular family of RISC-based 32-bit microprocessors and microcontrollers from Advanced Micro Devices. They were, for a time, the most popular RISC chips on the market, widely used in laser printers from a variety of manufacturers.
AMD Fusion AMD Fusion is the codename for a future next-generation microprocessor design and the product of the merger between AMD and ATI, combining general processor execution as well as 3D geometry processing and other functions of today's GPUs into a single package. AMD's merger with ATI closed on October 25 2006.
AMD Horus The Horus system, designed by Newisys for AMD, was created to enable AMD Opteron machines to extend beyond the current limit of 8-way (CPU sockets) architectures. The Opteron CPUs feature a cache-coherent HyperTransport (ccHT) bus to permit glueless, multiprocessor interconnect between physical CPU packages but as there is a maximum of three ccHT interfaces per chip, the systems are limited to a maximum of 8 sockets.
AMD Zodiac The AMD Zodiac is a two-seat, fixed tricycle gear general aviation airplane. It is a light-sport aircraft, making it slightly larger than an ultralight aircraft, but smaller than some general aviation aircraft, such as the Cessna 172, or its sister aircraft, the Alarus.
AMeDAS AMeDAS (Automated Meteorological Data Acquisition System), commonly known in Japanese as "アメダス" (amedasu), is a high-resolution surface observation network developed by Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) used for gathering regional weather data and verifying forecast performance. Begun operation on November 1, 1974, the system consists of about 1,300 stations with automatic observation equipment.
AMF World Cup The AMF World Cup, now a joint partnership between Qubica and AMF (now called the Qubica/AMF World Cup), is one of the world’s largest annual international sports Ten-pin bowling championships in terms of number of participating nations, next to the Weber Cup (being the biggest) and the World Tenpin Masters.
AMG (rapper) AMG (which stands for Aw Man Give it to me) is a West Coast rapper from Compton, California known for the sexually explicit — albeit relatively good-natured and humorous — nature of his lyrics and best known for his songs "Bitch Betta Have My Money" and "Tha Booty Up." His real name is Jason Lewis and he was born in Brooklyn, New York on September 29, 1970.
AMI Semiconductor AMI Semiconductor is a company engaged the design and manufacture of customer specific integrated circuit solutions, including solutions for the Automotive, Medical and Industrial markets. Among its products are products that integrate processing of analog and digital signals.
AMI-GO-ROUND TOUR AMI-GO-ROUND TOUR it's the second live-recorded concert of Japanese singer Ami Suzuki released under Sony Music Entertainment Japan. The DVD contaims the recording from August 25 in Yokohama Arena, the last concert of the 26-day nationwide tour Ami did in summer 2000 called “AMI-GO-ROUND 2000 Ver.
AMIA Bombing The AMIA Bombing was an attack on the AsociaciĂłn Mutual Israelita Argentina (Argentine Israelite Mutual Association, or AMIA) building in Buenos Aires on July 18, 1994, that killed 85 people. Carried out under Carlos Menem's presidency (1989-1999), it was Argentina's deadliest bombing.
AMIE The Associate Member of the Institution of Engineers (AMIE) is a professional certification given by Institution of Engineers(India). The qualification can be earned by passing an examination and gaining professional experience in engineering.
AMO (architecture) AMO is a research company and think tank created by Rem Koolhaas who is the principle of the OMA (Office for Metropolitan Architecture). While OMA remains dedicated to the realization of architectural projects, AMO applies architectural thinking in its pure form to questions of organization, identity, culture and program, and defines ways--from the conceptual to the operative--to address the full potential of the contemporary condition.
AMOLF AMOLF, also known by its full name as the Institute for Atomic and Molecular Physics is one of the 5 research institutes operated by the Dutch Foundation for Fundamental Research into Matter, also known as FOM. Its main topics of research are currently are nanophotonics, femtophysics, and 'Physics of Life Processes'.
AMOS BASIC AMOS BASIC is a dialect of the BASIC programming language implemented on the Amiga computer. AMOS BASIC was published by Europress Software and originally written by François Lionet with Constantin Sotiropoulos.
AMP Place, Brisbane Officially named the AMP Centre, the AMP Place is a gold-coloured skyscraper located in the heart of Brisbane's central business district, in Queensland, Australia. It can be seen from most parts of the city and is known locally as 'The Gold Tower'.
AMP-activated protein kinase AMP-activated protein kinase or AMPK is consists of three proteins (subunits) that together make a functional enzyme, conserved from yeast to humans, that plays a role in cellular energy homeostasis. It is expressed in a number of tissues, including the brain, of mammals.
AMPA receptor The α-amino-3-hydroxy-5-methylisoxazole-4- propionic acid AMPA receptor (AMPAR, also known as quisqualate receptor) is a non-NMDA-type ionotropic transmembrane receptor for glutamate that mediates fast synaptic transmission in the central nervous system (CNS). Its name is derived from its ability to be activated by the artificial glutamate analog, AMPA.
AMPL (programming language) AMPL, short for "A Mathematical Programming Language", is a high-level programming language, developed at Bell Laboratories, for describing and solving high complexity problems for large scale mathematical computation (i.e.
AMPRNet The AMPRNet (AMateur Packet Radio Network) is an effort by Amateur radio operators to build a computer network connected over amateur radio. Other names for the network include IPv4 Network 44/8 and Network 44.
AMPT Alpha-methyl-p-tyrosine (AMPT) is a drug that temporarily reduces brain catecholamine activity. AMPT administration leads to a transient exacerbation of depressive symptoms in patients that have responded to catecholaminergic antidepressants.
AMR 35 The Automitrailleuse de Reconnaissance 35 (AMR 35) was a French light tank used in World War II. It was not intended to reconnoitre and report as the name suggests but was a light armoured combat vehicle without a radio.
AMR Corp. AMR Corporation () is a commercial aviation holding company based in Fort Worth, Texas. Formed in 1982, as part of American Airlines's reorganization, its name derives from American Airlines' ticker symbol on the New York Stock Exchange.
AMR radiotelephone network (Czechoslovakia) The very first analog mobile radio telephone in Czechoslovakia (and in the whole Eastern Bloc) was AMR (sometimes AMRAD), in Czech language Automatizovaný městský radiotelefon (Automatic City Radiotelephone).
AMR-WB Adaptive Multi Rate - WideBand or AMR-WB is a speech coding standard developed after the AMR using same technology like ACELP. The codec provides excellent speech quality due to wider speech bandwidth of 50 - 7000 Hz compared to narrowband speech codecs which in general are optimized for POTS wireline quality of 300-3400Hz.
AMS Euler AMS Euler is an upright cursive typeface, commissioned by the American Mathematical Society and designed and created by Hermann Zapf with the assistance of Donald Knuth. It tries to emulate a mathematician's style of handwriting mathematical entities on a blackboard, which is upright rather than italic.
AMS Neve AMS Neve Ltd was the result of the amalgamation in 1992 of AMS (Advanced Music Systems) with Neve Electronics International, also known simply as Neve for historical reasons, a legendary British mixing console manufacturer that originated in the work of Rupert Neve in the 1960s. Neve analogue consoles have been considered to be of such high quality that many of twenty or thirty years of age are still in use today at recording studios around the world—even as digital audio has taken over many aspects of recording technology.
AMSAT AMSAT is a name for amateur radio satellite organizations world-wide, but in particular the Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation (AMSAT-NA) with headquarters at Silver Spring, Maryland, near Washington DC. AMSAT organizations design, build, arrange launches for, and then operate (command) satellites carrying amateur radio payloads, including the OSCAR series of satellites.
AMSN aMSN is an MSN Messenger clone licensed under the GPL. Its main objective is to assist users who are new to the Linux operating system keep in contact with those who use the Microsoft program which is available only on Windows and Macintosh.
AMSOIL Racer The AMSOIL Racer, also known as the AMSOIL/Rutan Racer and the Rutan Model 68 Racer, was a race bi-plane that was designed by Burt Rutan's Rutan Aircraft Factory, and built and flown by Dan Mortensen. It set several speed records, but crashed at the 1983 Reno Air Races.
AMTOR AMTOR is a specialised form of RTTY protocol. The term is an acronym for AMateur Teleprinting Over Radio and is derived from the commercial SITOR system (Simplex Telex Over radio) developed primarily for maritime use in the 1970s.
AMule In computing, aMule is a peer-to-peer file sharing application that works with the eDonkey2000 network and the Kad Network, but offers more features than the standard eDonkey client, including support for Kademlia. It is a fork of the xMule source code, which itself is a fork of the lMule project, which was the first attempt to bring the eMule client to Linux.
AMULET microprocessor AMULET is a series of microprocessors that implement the ARM processor architecture. Developed by the Advanced Processor Technologies group under the University of Manchester's computer science school (formerly the AMULET and PAL groups based at the same institution), AMULET is unique from other ARM implementations in that it is an asynchronous microprocessor, not making use of a square wave clock signal for data synchronization and movement.
AMV video format AMV is a video file format, produced for use in Chinese MP3/MP4/MTV Players; classified as S1 MP3 Players. Note that despite the word "MP4" in the description of several players, this is not an MP4 file format.
AMX 30 The AMX-30 is a main battle tank designed by GIAT Industries with a focus on good firepower and superior mobility and first delivered to the French Army in 1966. In addition, it was designed to be able to operate with minimal support services.
AMX index The AMX index, derived from Amsterdam Midkap Index, also known as Midkap index or simply Midkap, is a stock market index composed of Dutch companies that trade on Euronext Amsterdam, formerly known as the Amsterdam Stock Exchange. The index was started in 1995.
An (Chinese name) The surname An () originated as an abbreviation of Anxi (Ch:安息), meaning Parthia in ancient Chinese; Anxi is a transcription of "Arsaces", the founder of the Arsacid Dynasty of Iranian Parthia. Most Parthian visitors who took a Chinese name received the An prefix to indicate their origin.
An Acceptable Time An Acceptable Time is a 1989 young adult science fiction novel by Madeleine L'Engle. Sometimes marketed as part of the author's Time Quintet (the other four volumes of which are called the Time Quartet), An Acceptable Time is more properly part of a series of novels about Polyhymnia O'Keefe, better known as Poly (The Arm of the Starfish, Dragons in the Waters) or Polly (A House Like a Lotus, An Acceptable Time).
An Adventure in Make-Believe An Adventure in Make-Believe is the 15th episode in season 2 in the Barney and Friends television show which airs on PBS. The episode features Bob West as the voice of Barney, West was featured on the show from 1992 - 2001.
An Affair An Affair (정사 Jeongsa) is a 1998 South Korean film. The quiet film about a woman who falls in love with her sister's fiance was the 7th-highest grossing Korean film of 1998 and won the Best Asian Film award at the 1999 Newport Beach International Film Festival.

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