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Anna Morgan Anna Morgan (1934-1978) was a character in the 2002 movie The Ring, portrayed by actress Shannon Cochran. She and her husband, Richard, owned and operated the Morgan Ranch on Moesko Island, Washington, where they were award-winning horse breeders.
Anna Nitschmann Anna Caritas Nitschmann born (November 24, 1715 Kunewalde near Fulnek, Moravia - died May 21, 1760, Herrnhut, Lusatia) was a Moravian Brethren missionary (Missionarin), lyrical poetess, and the second wife of Nicolaus Ludwig Zinzendorf.
Anna Notaras Anna Notaras (Greek Άννα Νοταρά) was the daughter of Loukas Notaras, the last Megas Doux of the Byzantine Empire. She escaped the fall of Constantinople and, with the fortune her father had wisely invested abroad, became the center of the Byzantine expatriate community in Venice.
Anna of Habsburg Anna of Habsburg (or: of Austria, in Polish Anna HabsburĹĽanka, Anna Austriaczka,Anna Austriaczka is more often used for the Anne of Austria, wife of Louis XIII of France. Anna Rakuszanka; Graz August 16, 1573 - Warsaw February 2, 1598) was Queen of Poland and Sweden.
Anna of Trebizond Anna Anachoutlou Megale Komnene (Greek: Άννα Μεγάλη Κομνηνή, Anna Megalē Komnēnē), (died 1342), Empress of Trebizond from July 17, 1341 to September 4, 1342. Anna was the elder daughter of Emperor Alexios II of Trebizond and his wife, Djiadjak Jaqeli.
Anna O. Anna O. (27 February 1859 - 28 May 1936) was the pseudonym used for Bertha Pappenheim by physician and physiologist Josef Breuer in his book "Studies on Hysteria", written in collaboration with Sigmund Freud.
Anna Oxa Ana Oxa is an Italian singer of Albanian descent, well-known through numerous appearances in the Sanremo Music Festival, dating back to 1982. Her entries include "Ti lascero", "Storie" and "Senza pieta", the latter winning in 1999.
Anna potatoes Anna potatoes, or Pommes Anna, is a classic French dish cooked in a very large amount of melted butter. For that reason (even though the butter is eventually discarded), and because the initial preparation is quite meticulous and labor intensive, they are seldom prepared today in their original fashion.
Anna Pakuła-Sacharczuk Anna Pakuła-Sacharczuk (born August 10, 1956 in Płońsk) is a Polish politician. She was elected to Sejm on September 25, 2005 getting 8675 votes in 23 Rzeszów district, candidating from Prawo i Sprawiedliwość list.
Anna Paluch Anna Paluch (born March 31, 1960 in Nowy Targ) is a Polish politician. She was elected to Sejm on September 25, 2005 getting 9547 votes in 14 Nowy Sącz district, candidating from Prawo i Sprawiedliwość list.
Anna Paulowna Anna Paulowna is a municipality and a town in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland. The municipality derives its name from the Anna Paulownapolder, which was laid dry in 1846 during the reign of King William II of the Netherlands and named in honour of his wife, Queen Anna Paulowna.
Anna Paulownapolder The Anna Paulownapolder is a polder in the municipality of Anna Paulowna in the province of Noord-Holland in the Netherlands. The area of the polder is 50 square kilometres and it forms an important horticulture area, with among other hings flower bulb cultivation.
Anna Pavlova (gymnast) Anna Anatol'ievna Pavlova (Анна Павлова) (born September 6, 1987 in Orekhovo-Zuyevo, Moscow, Russia), is a Russian artistic gymnast training at MGFSO Dynamo in Moscow who was a double bronze medalist (team, vault) at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Greece. She is known for her clean technique and balletic style.
Anna Petrovna Kern Anna Petrovna Kern, nee Poltoratskaya (11 February, 1800 — 27 May, 1879), was a Russian socialite and memoirist, best known as the addressee of what is probably the best known love poem in Russian language, written by Pushkin in 1825.
Anna Petrovna of Russia Anna Petrovna, Tsesarevna of Russia (; 27 January 1708, Moscow – 4 March 1728, Kiel) was the eldest daughter of Emperor Peter I of Russia and Catherine I of Russia. Her sister Elizabeth ruled as Empress between 1741 and 1761.
Anna Politkovskaya assassination The assassination of Anna Politkovskaya, the Russian journalist, took place on Saturday, 7 October 2006. She was found shot dead in the elevator of her apartment block in central Moscow, Interfax and other Russian news agencies reported.
Anna Pump Anna Pump (born 11 April, 1934) is a chef, cookbook author, baker, and innkeeper famous for her Hamptons bakery, Loaves & Fishes. She is the author of three bestselling cookbooks and the owner of the Bridgehampton Inn.
Anna Raeburn Anna Raeburn (born April 3, 1944) is a British broadcaster and journalist who is famous for her role as an 'agony aunt' giving advice on relationship problems. She is principally known for her work on Capital Radio in London.
Anna Rawson Anna Rawson (born August 5, 1981, in Adelaide, Australia) is a professional golfer for the 2006 Ladies European Tour, as well as a model. She is a graduate of the University of Southern California and was a member of their 2003 National Championship team.
Anna Reynolds Anna Reynolds (born January 6, 1968) is a British novelist, playwright, and screenwriter. She is the author of Tightrope (1991) and Jordan, which was voted "Best Play of 1992" at the Writers Guild Awards, and co-author of The Winding Sheet, a film that won a Silver Hugo at the Chicago Film Festival.
Anna Richardson (Big Screen presenter) Anna Richardson (born 1969 is a British TV presenter who settled a libel lawsuit in August 2006 against Arnold Schwarzenegger] and two of his aides, after alleging that he groped her following an interview for her programme Big Screen.
Anna Ringier Anna Ringier-Kieser (12 April, 1896 – 3 September, 2006) was the oldest living Swiss person after the death of Suzanne Jaccard at age 109 in October 2004. She lived in Zofingen until her death at the age of 110.
Anna Riva Anna Riva is the pseudonym of Dorothy Spencer, a well-known American occult author and manufacturer of hoodoo spiritual supplies. When she retired in the late 1990s, her company, International Imports, was purchased by Indio Products.
Anna Robertson Brown Lindsay Anna Robertson Brown Lindsay (1864-1948) was the first woman to earn a doctorate at the University of Pennsylvania. She wrote a number of books on theological topics, most of which were published in the early-1900s.
Anna Rosevear Anna Rosevear is a producer and director of television documentaries, a journalist, and a writer. She makes programmes mainly on social issues, and has particular expertise on disability issues and mental health.
Anna Russell Anna Russell, (born Anna Claudia Russell-Brown), (27 December 1911 - 18 October 2006) was an English singer and comedian. She gave many concerts in which she sang and played comic musical sketches on the piano.
Anna Russell, Duchess of Bedford Anna Maria Stanhope, Duchess of Bedford (3 September 1783 - 3 July 1857), was the daughter of Charles Stanhope, 3rd Earl of Harrington, and June Fleming. She became the wife of Francis Russell, 7th Duke of Bedford, and sister in law of the British Prime Minister John Russell.
Anna Santisteban Anna Santisteban (1914 - May 18, 2003) was a Puerto Rican woman who was in charge, for many years, of the Miss Puerto Rico beauty contest and of preparing the winners of that contest to participate in the Miss Universe contest. She considered many of the women she prepared to be like daughters, calling them her girls.
Anna Seward Pruitt Anna (Seward) Pruitt (1862 - 1948), was born in Tallmadge, Ohio, on May 16, 1862, the daughter of John Woodhouse and Urania (Ashley) Seward. She traveled west in the early 1880s to teach school in Ojai, California; her letters about the trip were later published in the California Historical Quarterly (1937-1938).
Anna Sheridan Anna Sheridan is the wife of John Sheridan on the television show Babylon 5. She appears only briefly on screen, and played by Beth Toussaint in the second season episode Revelations and by Melissa Gilbert in later episodes.
Anna Sjödin Anna Margareta Sjödin (born April 22, 1976 in Össeby-Garn) is a Swedish Social Democratic politician, and elected president of the Social Democratic Youth League since August 3, 2005. She was also elected vice president of the International Union of Socialist Youth (IUSY) at the congress in January of 2006.
Anna Sobecka Anna Sobecka (born March 27, 1951 in Piotrków Kujawski) is a Polish politician. She was elected to Sejm on September 25, 2005 getting 13761 votes in 5 Toruń district, candidating from Liga Polskich Rodzin list.
Anna Sokolow Anna Sokolow (born February 9, 1910, Hartford, Connecticut; died March 29, 2000 in New York City, New York) was an American dancer and choreographer. She began her dance training with Martha Graham and Louis Horst at the Neighborhood Playhouse.
Anna Sosenko Anna Sosenko (1910-2000) was a songwriter and manager who achieved great popularity in the 1930s.Milwaukee Journal Sentinel She is perhaps best known as a manager and writer for Hildegarde for whom she wrote Darling, Je Vous Aime Beaucoup.
Anna Storace Anna Selina Storace (1766–August 24, 1817), always known as Nancy, was an English singer. She was born in London in 1766 to an Italian musician father and English mother, completed her education at Venice under Antonio Maria Gaspare Sacchini, became a member of the Court opera in Vienna where she took the role of Susanna in the first performance of Mozart's Le Nozze di Figaro.
Anna Sundstrand Anna Maria Carolina Sundstrand (born February 22, 1989) is a Swedish singer and model. She was an original member of the Swedish pop group Play from the group's formation in 2000 to its disbanding in late 2004.
Anna Svärd Anna Svärd, (born 30 October, 1973 in Sveg as Anna Bergström), is a Swedish curler. At the 2006 Winter Olympics, in Turin, Italy, she was the lead for the Swedish team who won the gold-medal after a thrilling final game.
Anna to the Infinite Power Anna to the Infinite Power was a 1983 science fiction/thriller film about a young teenager who learns that she was the product of a cloning experiment. The film was based on the novel of the same name by Mildred Ames.
Anna Tibaijuka Dr Anna Kajumulo Tibaijuka is an Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations and Executive Director of the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-HABITAT). She is the highest ranking African woman in the UN System.
Anna Tomowa-Sintow Anna Tomowa-Sintow (born September 22, 1941, in Stara Zagora, Bulgaria) is a Bulgarian soprano who has sung to great acclaim in all the major opera houses around the world in a repertoire that includes Mozart, Rossini, Verdi, Puccini, Wagner, and Strauss. She enjoyed a particularly close professional relationship with conductor Herbert von Karajan from 1973 until the conductor’s death in 1989.
Anna Townsend Anna Townsend (January 5, 1845-September 11, 1923) was an actress in silent films from Utica, New York. She is remembered for playing character parts in films with Harold Lloyd, Jackie Coogan, Harry Carey, and other leading men of the early twentieth century.
Anna Trapnell Anna Trapnell (Trapnel) was an alleged Prophetess in England in the 1650s, associated with the Fifth Monarchists which she joined in 1652. In January 1654, Trapnell fell into a trance for eleven or twelve days, during which she sang, prayed, and prophesied before a large crowd of people.
Anna Unger Anna Unger was a former East German cross country skier who competed in the late 1960's and early 1970's. She earned a silver medal in the 3 x 5 km at the 1970 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Vysoké Tatry.
Anna van der Kamp Anna van der Kamp (born June 19, 1972 in Abbotsford, British Columbia) is a former rower from Canada, who won the silver medal in the Women's Eights at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. She currently works at the Delphi Group, and is a member of Clean Air Champions.
Anna von Mildenburg Anna von Mildenburg (1872-1947) was a Wagnerian soprano. She was the protege of Gustav Mahler during his musical directorship in Hamburg; he brought her to Vienna in 1898, where she established herself as one of the great operatic stars during his tenure there.
Anna Verouli Anna Verouli (born 13 November 1956 in Kavala) is a retired Greek javelin thrower. She won the gold medal at the 1982 European Championships in Athletics, and a bronze medal at the 1983 World Championships in Athletics.
Anna Vissi Anna Vissi (Greek: Άννα Βίσση; born December 20, 1957 in Pyla, Larnaca, Cyprus) is a Greek Cypriot singer famous mainly in Greece, and her home country Cyprus, with success in the United States as well.
Anna Vyrubova Anna Alexandrovna Vyrubova, née Taneyeva (Russian: Анна Александровна Вырубова, Танеева) (16 July, 1884 — 20 July 1964, Helsinki), was a lady-in-waiting, best friend and confidante to Tsaritsa Alexandra Fyodorovna.
Anna Walker Anna Walker (born 4 December 1962 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England) is a long-legged, bubbly and attractive British television presenter who has presented such programmes as, Wish You Were Here...?, Big Strong Boys and Holidaymaker.
Anna Wallace Suhr Seoul City Sue is the nickname given by American GIs to the female announcer of a series of North Korean propaganda radio broadcasts during the Korean War. Her name is perhaps a play on the popular song "Sioux City Sue" of the 1940s.
Anna Waronker Anna Waronker (born in Los Angeles, California on July 10, 1972) is a singer/songwriter, best known as the former frontwoman of that dog.. She is the daughter of producer Lenny Waronker and actress/musician Donna Loren, the sister of session drummer Joey Waronker and married to Steven McDonald of Redd Kross.
Anna Wessels Williams Dr. Anna Wessels Williams (1863 - 1954) worked as a bacteriologist at the first municipal diagnostic laboratory in the United States, helped develop the diphtheria antitoxin and was the first woman to be elected chair of the laboratory section of the American Public Health Association.
Anna Wickham Anna Wickham was the pseudonym] of Edith Alice Mary Harper ([[1884 -1947), a British poet with strong Australian connections. She is remembered as a modernist figure and feminist writer, though one not able to command sustained critical attention in her lifetime.
Anna Wood Anna Wood was a schoolgirl from Sydney, Australia, who died at the age of 15 on October 24, 1995, after taking an ecstasy tablet at a dance party the previous night. The direct cause of death was a cerebral edema, caused by water intoxication and resultant hyponatremia.
Anna Zawadzka Anna Zawadzka (b. February 1919 - June 22, 2004 in Warsaw, Poland) was a Polish teacher, author of textbooks, Scoutmaster (harcmistrzyni), sister of Tadeusz "Zośka" Zawadzki and daughter of professor Józef Zawadzki.
Anna Zielińska-Głębocka Anna Zielińska-Głębocka (born September 29, 1949 in Bydgoszcz) is a Polish politician. She was elected to Sejm on September 25, 2005 getting 3797 votes in 25 Gdańsk district, candidating from Platforma Obywatelska list.
Anna-Karin Kammerling Anna-Karin Kammerling (born October 19, 1980) is a world-record breaking Swedish swimmer, who was born in Malmö, Sweden. Currently she resides in Sundsvall and trains with the Sundsvalls Swim Club under coach Hans Bergquist.
Anna-Molly "Anna-Molly" (pronounced like the word anomaly) is the lead single off Incubus's sixth album, Light Grenades. The single was released September 20, 2006, on the Sony Music Store almost a month before its scheduled release.
Anna, Oskar, und Schmidt Anna, Oskar, und Schmidt is a German television program from the mid-1990's that serve a similar niche as Sesame Street in the United States. PlotThe show concerns the exploits of Anna, a young music student, who is forced to take care of Mr.
Annabel Chong Grace Quek (郭盈恩 born on May 22 1972 in Singapore), better known by her stage name Annabel Chong, is a former pornographic actress now living in the United States. She became famous for engaging in 251 sex acts with around 70 men over a ten hour period in January 1995, setting a world record, with the resulting footage being packaged as The World's Biggest Gang Bang.
Annabel Lee (artist) Annabel Lee (born Annabel McMullin; also Annabel Davies) is an American artist, musician (most notably a violinist) and writer. She is the daughter of the conductor Dennis Russell Davies and the artist Molly Davies.
Annabel's Annabel's is a London nightclub, located at Berkeley Square, London. Founded in 1962 by entrepreneur Mark Birley and named after his then-wife Lady Annabel Vane-Tempest-Stewart, Annabel's was the first member-only nightclub in the UK, and has famously catered to members of the establishment and the super-rich.
Annabella Piugattuk Annabella Piugattuk (born December 19 1982 in Iqaluit, Nunavut, Canada) is a Canadian actress, notable for her role in The Snow Walker. Piugattuk was raised in Igloolik, a village with a population of 1286 in the Nunavut region of Canada.
Annabelle Apsion Annabelle Apsion is a British actress. She is well known for playing Joy Wilton in Soldier Soldier, Betty in My Good Friend, Beverly in The Lakes, Patricia Hillman in Coronation Street, Monica Gallagher in Shameless, and has appeared in many films.
Annabelle Ewing Annabelle Ewing (born 20 August 1960) is a Scottish politician, and former Scottish National Party (SNP) Member of Parliament for Perth. She attended the Craigholme School for Girls in Glasgow and the University of Glasgow, where she graduated with a law degree.
Annabelle Rankin Dame Annabelle Rankin, DBE (July 28 1908 - August 30 1986) was the second woman member of the Australian Senate, the first woman from Queensland to sit in the Parliament of Australia, the first woman to have a federal portfolio and the first woman to be appointed head of a foreign mission.
Annabeth Chase Annabeth Chase is a fictional prosecutor in the television show Close to Home, portrayed by Jennifer Finnigan. She is seen as a proficient and skilled District Attorney for Marion County, Indiana, having lost only one case so far.
Annabeth Schott Annabeth Schott, played by Kristin Chenoweth, is a fictional character on the political drama The West Wing. She was first hired as media consultant/deputy press secretary during Season 6 (with Chenoweth in a recurring guest role) and later became a campaign staff member (when Chenoweth became part of the regular cast during Season 7).
Annaburg-Prettin Annaburg-Prettin is a Verwaltungsgemeinschaft ("administrative community") in the district of Wittenberg, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It is situated on the right bank of the Elbe, southeast of Wittenberg.
Annadel State Park Annadel State Park, Sonoma County, California, USA is situated at the northern edge of Sonoma Valley and offers many recreational activities within its 5,000 acre (2,000 ha) property. The rock formations of Annadel have been central to its history: from volcanic origin; to Native American use of obsidian; to early 1900s mining of cobblestones; and now hikers' appreciating the volcanic rock outcrops.
Annah Moore Annah Moore is a successful musician, writer and artist currently living in the United States. Born in New York City in 1966, she struggled with the transsexual condition until her mid-thirties when she completed her transition to female.
Annahilt Annahilt is a village in north County Down, Northern Ireland. It is 7 miles (8 kilometres) south of Lisburn, and about 13 miles south-west of Belfast, between Ballynahinch and Hillsborough on the Ballynahinch Road.
Annai Annai is a town in the Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo Region of Guyana. Annai stands at an altitude of 95 metres (314 feet), at the edge of the Rupununi savannah, where the cattle trail to the Atlantic coast begins.
Annalee Newitz Annalee Newitz (born 1969) is an American journalist who covers the cultural impact of science and technology, such as topics on open source software and hacker subcultures. She has written for many periodicals from Popular Science to Wired, and since 1999 has had a syndicated weekly column called Techsploitation.
Annalena Tonelli Annalena Tonelli (2 April 1943 - 5 October 2003) was an Italian trained lawyer who for several years did remarkable humanitarian work in the Horn of Africa. She generally worked with people with "special needs" and refugees.
Annales Alamannici The core text of the Annales Alamannici covers the years 709 through to 799. Spread over several Swabian monasteries, the annals were continued independently in several places, in the Reichenau Abbey up to 939 (continued by Hermannus Contractus), in St.
Annales Cambriae Annales Cambriae, or The Annals of Wales, believed to date from 970, is a chronicle of events thought to be significant occurring during the years 447-954. It is widely accepted that the first entry (listed "Year 1") was made in 447; however, some sources claim that some entries may have been 'interpolated' in later years (details, names etc.
Annales Ecclesiastici Annales Ecclesiastici bore the full title Annales ecclesiastici a Christi nato ad annum 1198 [ecclesiastical annals from the nativity to 1198] and consisted of twelve folio volumes. It was a history of the first 12 centuries of the Church, and was authored by Cardinal Caesar Baronius.
Annales Henri Poincaré Annales Henri Poincaré (A Journal of Theoretical and Mathematical Physics) is a scientific journal which collects and publishes original research papers in the field of theoretical and mathematical physics. The emphasis is on "analytical theoretical and mathematical physics" in a broad sense.
Annales School The Annales School (Annales is pronounced // in French) is a school of historical writing named after the French scholarly journal Annales d'histoire économique et sociale (later called Annales. Economies, sociétés, civilisations, then renamed in 1994 as Annales.
Annalise Braakensiek Annalise Braakensiek is an Australian model and actress born December 9, 1972 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Of Norwegian descent, she speaks five languages: (English and German fluently and Dutch, Italian and Japanese conversationally).
Annalists Annalists (from Latin annus, year; hence annales, sc. libri, annual records), is the name given to a class of writers on Roman history, the period of whose literary activity lasted from the time of the Second Punic War to that of Sulla.
Annalong Annalong (in Irish: Áth na Long , ie ford of the ships) is a picturesque seaside village in County Down, Northern Ireland situated at the foot of the Mourne Mountains. It had a population of 1,778 people at the 2001 Census and lies within the Newry and Mourne District Council area.
Annalong Primary School Annalong Primary School is an independent English-medium primary school located in the village of Annalong, County Down, Northern Ireland. It caters for girls and boys aged from 3 to 11 from the village and its rural environs.
Annals (Tacitus) The Annals, or, in Latin, Annales, is a history book by Tacitus covering the reign of the four Roman Emperors succeeding to Caesar Augustus. The parts of the work that survived from antiquity cover (most of) the reigns of Tiberius and Nero.
Annals and Antiquities of Rajasthan It is the Book written by Col. James Tod on 20 June 1829 on the contemporary Geography and history of Rajputana & central India along with the history of Rajput Tribes who were the rulers of the majority of the area at that time.
Annals of Connacht The Annals of Connacht, covering the years 1224 to 1544, are drawn from a manuscript compiled in the 15th and 16th centuries by at least three scribes, all believed to be members of the Clan Ó Duibhgeannáin. The early sections, commencing with the death of King Cathal Crobdearg Ua Conchobair of Connacht, are exceptionally detailed and give a good account of Connacht affairs during the 13th and early to mid 14th century, particularly for families of Ó Conchobhair and Burke.
Annals of Improbable Research The Annals of Improbable Research (AIR) is a bi-monthly magazine devoted to scientific humour, in the form of a satirical take on the standard academic journal. AIR, published six times a year since 1995, usually showcases at least one piece of scientific research being done on a strange or unexpected topic, but most of their articles concern real or fictional absurd experiments, such as a comparison of apples and oranges using infrared spectroscopy.
Annals of Inisfallen The Annals of Inisfallen are a chronicle of the medieval history of Ireland. There are more than 2,500 entries spanning the years between AD 433 and AD 1450, but it is believed to have been written between the 12th and 15th centuries.
Annals of Internal Medicine Annals of Internal Medicine (Ann Intern Med; ISSN 0003-4819) is an academic medical journal published by the American College of Physicians (ACP). It publishes research articles and reviews in the area of internal medicine.
Annals of Joseon Dynasty The Annals of Joseon Dynasty (known also as the Veritable Records of the Joseon Dynasty) are the annual records of the Joseon Dynasty, who ruled Korea, and were written from 1392 (year 13 of the reign of Taejong) to 1863 (year 2 of the reign of Gojong). The annals comprise 1,893 volumes.
Annals of Lough CĂ© The Annals of Lough CĂ© (also Annals of Loch CĂ©) cover events, mainly in Connacht and its neighbouring regions, from 1014 to 1590. It takes its name from Lough CĂ© in the kingdom of Moylurg - now north County Roscommon - which was the centre of power of the Clan MacDermot.
Annals of the Cakchiquels The Annals of the Cakchiquels (in Kakchiquel), also known as The Memorial de Sololá, was written sometime in the late 16th century by several Noble descendant Indians, who had learned modern writing. The book was kept in the town of Sololá overlooking Lake Atitlán, Guatemala, until it was later discovered in 1844 and subsequently passed through several more hands before being published in an English translation (1953).
AnnaLee Saxenian AnnaLee Saxenian is a professor and the current Dean of the UC Berkeley School of Information, known widely for her work on technology clusters, and the effect of migration and social networks in Silicon Valley.
Annam (French colony) Annam refers to two different areas of what is now the country of Vietnam. The first territory which Annam refers is the territory that surrounds the city of Hanoi and runs from the Gulf of Tonkin to the mountains which surround the plains of the Red River.
Annamacharya Sri Tallapaka Annamacharya (శ్రీ తాళ్ళపాక అన్నమాచార్య) (1408-1503), the mystic saint composer of the 15th century is the earliest known musician of South India to compose songs called “sankIrtanas” in praise of Lord Venkateswara, the deity of Seven Hills in Tirumala, India. He is widely regarded as the Telugu pada kavita pitaamaha (Grand old man of simple poetry).
Annamalai Hills The Anaimalai Hills, located in Tamil Nadu and Kerala states of India, constitute the meeting point of the Western Ghats and the Eastern Ghats. The highest peak of the Anaimalai Hills is the Anai Peak (2695 m) located in the Idukki district of Kerala.
Annamarie Jagose Annamarie Jagose (born Ashburton, New Zealand, 1965) is a writer of academic and fictional works. She gained her PhD (Victoria University, Wellington) in 1992, and worked as a lecturer in English at Melbourne University before returning to New Zealand in 2003, where she is currently Associate Professor in the Department of Film, Television and Media Studies at the University of Auckland.
Annamite Range The Annamite Range is a mountain range of western Indochina, which extends approximately 1100 km (700 miles) through Laos and Vietnam. It is known in Vietnamese as Giai Truong Son, in Lao as Phou Luang, and in French as the Chaîne Annamitique.
Annamocarya Annamocarya is a genus of flowering plants in the family Juglandaceae, containing only one species, Annamocarya sinensis, native to southwestern China (Guangxi, Guizhou, Yunnan) and northern Vietnam. It is related to the hickories, and was formerly included in the same genus Carya, as Carya sinensis, but also shares a number of characters with the walnuts in the genus Juglans.

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