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Aberdeen Aberdeen, often called The Granite City or The Silver City, is Scotland's third largest city, with a population of approximately 202,370. Aberdeen is the chief commercial centre and seaport in the north-east of Scotland.
Aberdeen (UK Parliament constituency) Aberdeen Burghs was a district of burghs constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1708 to 1801 and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 until 1832. It represented the burghs of Aberdeen, Arbroath, Brechin, Inverbervie and Montrose.
Aberdeen College Aberdeen College is the largest further education college in Scotland. It was formed from the amalgamation of the former Aberdeen Technical College, Aberdeen College of Commerce and Clinterty Agricultural College.
Aberdeen Country Park Aberdeen Country Park is located on the south end of Hong Kong Island in the area called Aberdeen, Hong Kong. Much of the south side of the island is under developed and retains more of the rural feel of the island before it was settled by the British.
Aberdeen Channel Aberdeen Channel (香港仔海峽) is a channel between Aberdeen Island and Brick Hill on the Hong Kong Island in Hong Kong. With two bays, Po Chong Wan and Tai Shue Wan, major portion of the channel is transformed into Aberdeen South Typhoon Shelter.
Aberdeen Lake (Canada) Aberdeen Lake () is a large, irregularly shaped lake in the territory of Nunavut of Canada on the Canadian Shield. It extends nearly 90 km east-west with a narrow point in the center separating two halves which extend nearly 30 km north-south.
Aberdeen Performing Arts Aberdeen Performing Arts is a company set up in 2005 to manage the running of His Majesty's Theatre, The Music Hall and Aberdeen Box office in Aberdeen, Scotland. The buildings are still owned by Aberdeen City Council.
Aberdeen Praya Road Aberdeen Praya Road (香港仔海旁道) is a road in Aberdeen on the southern Hong Kong Island of Hong Kong. The road runs along the Abredeen harbour and is adjacent to Aberdeen Wholesale Fish Market and Aberdeen Chinese Permanent Cemetery.
Aberdeen Proving Ground Aberdeen Proving Ground is a United States Army facility located at Aberdeen, Maryland (in Harford county). It is the Army's oldest active proving ground, established on October 20, 1917, six months after the United States entered World War I, It was established there so that design and testing of ordnance matériel can be carried out in proximity to the nation's industrial and shipping centers at the time.
Aberdeen Street Aberdeen Street (鴨巴甸街) is a border street dividing Sheung Wan and Choong Wan (present-day Central) on the Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong. It spans from Queen's Road Central to Caine Road in the Mid-levels.
Aberdeen Tunnel Aberdeen Tunnel (Chinese: 香港仔隧道) is a two-tube tunnel linking Happy Valley and Wong Chuk Hang near Aberdeen on the Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong. It shortens the travel time between the north and the south of the Hong Kong Island.
Aberdeen University Concert Band Aberdeen University Concert Band is a student society affiliated with the Student Association at the University of Aberdeen in Scotland. They are a collection of brass, woodwind and percussion players who perform regular concerts each year.
Aberdeen, Carolina and Western Railway The Aberdeen, Carolina and Western Railway was incorporated in 1987 and operates on a former Norfolk Southern Railway branch line, running from Aberdeen to Star, North Carolina. It also leases track from Norfolk Southern between Charlotte and Gulf, North Carolina.
Aberdeenshire (UK Parliament constituency) Aberdeenshire was a Scottish constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1708 to 1801 and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 until 1868. It represented the county of Aberdeenshire, minus the burgh of Aberdeen.
Aberdonia The Aberdonia was an English car manufactured in Park Royal, London from 1911 to 1915 by the coachbuilders Brown, Hughes and Strachan. The engine was a 3160 cc, 4 cylinder, 20 hp (15 kW) unit, it cost £500 with seven-seated touring coachwork, or £700 with "special landau body".
Aberdonia (yacht) The Aberdonia is a British pre-war motor yacht moored at Chelsea Harbour, London. Built by the Thornycroft ship yard and launched in 1935 Aberdonia has a rich history, former uses include a patrol boat, mine sweeper and is one of the little ships of dunkirk.
Aberdovey railway station Aberdovey railway station (Welsh: Aberdyfi) serves the seaside resort of Aberdovey in Gwynedd, Wales. The station is on the Cambrian Coast Railway with passenger services to Tywyn, Barmouth, Harlech, Porthmadog, Pwllheli, Machynlleth and Shrewsbury.
Aberdulais Aberdulais (Welsh Aberdulais aber confluence (with the River Neath) or mouth (of the river) + Dulais is a village in Neath Port Talbot, Wales, lying on the River Neath. The village grew around the Aberdulais Falls, the siter of successive industries and now a hydro station.
Aberdyfi Aberdyfi (sometimes Aberdovey in English) is a village on the estuary of the River Dyfi on the west coast of Wales. The village was founded around the shipbuilding industry, but is known best known as a seaside resort with a high quality beach which was awarded the Blue flag beach award in 2005.
Abererch railway station Abererch railway station is located at a level crossing on the minor road from the beach to the village of Abererch on the Lleyn Peninsula in Gwynedd, Wales. This railway station is an unstaffed halt on the Cambrian Coast Railway with passenger services to Pwllheli, Porthmadog, Harlech, Barmouth, Machynlleth and Shrewsbury.
Aberfeldy, Perth and Kinross Aberfeldy (Obar Pheallaidh in Gaelic) is a burgh in Perth and Kinross, Scotland, on the River Tay. Notable buildings in the town include The Water Mill, which up until 2003 was kept running as a working watermill producing and selling oatmeal.
Aberfoyle Park High School Aberfoyle Park High School is one of the largest public secondary schools in South Australia. Its facilities include the Community Library, Performing Arts Centre, Gymnasium, and the Information and Communication Technology facilities.
Abergavenny (hundred) The hundred of Abergavenny is a division of the traditional county of Monmouthshire. It is sitauted in the northern part of the county and is bounded on the north by Herefordshire; on the east by the hundreds of Skenfrith, Raglan, and Usk; on the south by Wentloog hundred; and on the west by Wentloog and Brecknockshire.
Abergele Abergele is an old Roman trading town, situated near the north Wales coast between the popular holiday resorts of Colwyn Bay and Rhyl, in the county borough of Conwy, traditional county of Denbighshire. Its northern suburb of Pensarn lies on the Irish Sea coast and is known for its beach, where a ghost ship has been sighted.
Abergele (woreda) Abergele is one of the 36 woredas in the Tigray Region of Ethiopia. Part of the Mehakelegnaw Zone, Abergele is bordered on the south and west by the Amhara Region, then by the Tekezé River on the west, on the north by Kola Tembien, on the east by Degua Tembien and on the southeast by the Debubawi (Southern) Zone.
Aberglaslyn Pass The Aberglaslyn Pass is a narrow gorge of considerable beauty in Snowdonia, North Wales. The A498 road follows a relatively level route along the Afon Glaslyn through the pass from Beddgelert to Prenteg and then continues at the edge of the Traeth Mawr via Tremadoc to Porthmadog.
Abergynolwyn Abergynolwyn is a small village in Gwynedd, Wales, lying on the River Dysyni. Historically it main industry was slate quarrying and the village was founded in the 1860's to house workers at the nearby Bryn Eglwys quarry.
Aberchirder Aberchirder (Gaelic: Obar Chiardair), known locally as Foggieloan or Foggie, is a village in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, situated on the A97 road six miles east of Turriff. Where did the nickname "Foggie" originate?
Aberlady Aberlady (Gaelic: Obar Lìobhaite) is a village in the Scottish council area of East Lothian. On Aberlady Bay, it is 5 miles northwest of Haddington and approximately 18 miles east of Edinburgh, to which it is linked by the A198 Dunbar - Edinburgh road.
Aberlemno Aberlemno (Gaelic: Obar Leamhnach) is a parish and small village in the Scottish council area of Angus. It is famous for three large carved Pictish stones (and one fragment) dating from the 7th and 8th centuries (Historic Scotland; the stones can be viewed at any time in spring-autumn, but are covered by wooden boxes in the winter to prevent frost damage).
Aberllefenni Aberllefenni is a village in the south of Sir Meirionnydd/Merionethshire; in the Welsh council area of Gwynedd. It is the location of Foel Grochan, a slate quarry, which together with Hen Chwarel and Ceunant Ddu formed the Aberllefenni Slate Quarry, which extracted rock from mediaeval times until the beginning of the 21st Century.
Aberllefenni Slate Quarry Aberllefenni Slate Quarry is the collective name of three slate quarries, Foel Grochan (sometimes misspelt as Foel Crochan), Hen Chwarel and Ceunant Ddu, located in Aberllefenni, north Wales. It was the longest continually operated slate mine in the world until its closure in 2003.
Aberlour Aberlour (Scottish Gaelic: Obar Lobhair ), is the name of a place in Moray, Scotland, 12 miles south of Elgin on the road to Grantown. A burn (stream), a tributary of the River Spey, and surrounding parish, are both named Aberlour, but the name is most commonly used in reference to the village which straddles the stream and flanks the Spey -- although the full name of the village is Charlestown of Aberlour.
Aberlour Single Malt Aberlour is a distiller of single malt Scotch whisky, located on Aberlour town, Speyside, Scotland at the crossing of rivers Lour and Spey near Ben Rinnes. The Speyside region is the most prolific whisky producing region in Scotland, accounting for over half of all of Scotland's distilleries.
Abermule train collision The Abermule train collision was a head-on collision which occurred at Abermule, Montgomeryshire, Wales on 26 January 1921, killing 17 people. The crash arose from misunderstandings between staff which effectively over-rode the safe operation of the Electric Train Tablet protecting the single line.
Abernethy Abernethy (Scottish Gaelic: Obar Neithich) is a village in Perth and Kinross, Scotland, situated eight miles south-east of Perth. It has one of Scotland's two surviving Irish-style round towers (the other is at Brechin, Angus; both in the care of Historic Scotland), and was once the 'capital' (or at least a major religious and political centre) of the Pictish kingdom.
Abernethy Bridge The Abernethy Bridge is a steel plate and box girder bridge that spans the Willamette River between Oregon City and West Linn, Oregon. It is also known as the Oregon City Freeway Bridge and the I-205 Bridge as it carries Interstate 205.
Abernethy, Saskatchewan Abernethy is a small community of 213 people in Saskatchewan, Canada, located about one hour east of Regina and one hour west of Yorkton. The current mayor is Bryan Wilkes, and the town council consists of Janet Englot, and Bob Dougherty.
Aberrant subclavian artery Aberrant subclavian artery, or aberrant subclavian artery syndrome refers to a rare anatomical variant of the origin of the right or left subclavian artery. This abnormality is the most common congenital vascular anomaly of the aortic arch.
Aberration (Dungeons & Dragons) In the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game, aberration is a type of creature, or "creature type". Aberrations generally all have bizarre anatomies, strange abilities, alien mindsets, or any combination thereof.
Aberration (EP) Coming over a year after Oakland, CA band Neurosis' debut album, the three song EP Aberration is still firmly rooted in hardcore and thrash, but you can hear the beginnings of the band's evolution beyond those genres, which led to their foundational work, starting with 1992's Souls at Zero, in what became known as post-metal. The hint of things to come is especially plain in the experimental and decidedly unpunk sound of the first minute of B side Pollution, the only track from this EP that made it onto the band's sophomore album, The Word as Law.
Aberration in optical systems Aberration in optical systems (lenses, prisms, mirrors or series of them intended to produce a sharp image) generally leads to blurring of the image. It occurs when light from one point of an object after transmission through the system does not converge into (or does not diverge from) a single point.
Aberration of light The aberration of light (also referred to as astronomical aberration or stellar aberration) is an astronomical phenomenon which produces an apparent motion of celestial objects. It was discovered and later explained by the third Astronomer Royal, James Bradley, in 1725, who attributed it to the finite speed of light and the motion of Earth in its orbit around the Sun.
Abersee Abersee is a name given to the a western end of the Wolfgangsee, a lake in Austria that lies mostly within the state of Salzburg and which is one of the best known lakes in the Salzkammergut resort region. The name also attaches to the south-western part of the municipality of St.
Abersoch Abersoch is a large village and popular coastal resort of approximately 1,000 inhabitants, lying on the east-facing south coast of the LlĹ·n Peninsula in northwestern Wales at the end of the A499 road. It is situated some 11 km (7 miles) south of Pwllheli and 43 km (27 miles) south of the Gwynedd county capital, Caernarfon.
Abert's Squirrel The Abert's Squirrel or Tassel-eared Squirrel (Sciurus aberti) is a tree squirrel that is native to the Rocky Mountains from United States to Mexico, with concentrations found in Arizona, New Mexico, and Durango.
Abert's Towhee The Abert's Towhee (Pipilo aberti) is a bird of the family Emberizidae, native to a small range in southwestern North America, generally the lower Colorado River and Gila River watersheds, nearly endemic to Arizona, but also present in small parts of California, Nevada, Utah, New Mexico, and Sonora in Mexico.
Aberth method The Aberth-method, sometimes named Aberth-Ehrlich method is a root-finding algorithm for simultaneous approximation of all the root of a univariate polynomial. It is similar to the Weierstrass (Durand-Kerner) method, but uses a slightly different formula for the updates of the current approximations.
Aberthaw Power Station Aberthaw Power Station is a power plant on the south-coast of Wales west of Cardiff near Barry in the Vale of Glamorgan. Although it shares its name with the village of Aberthaw it is actually located on the waterfront of nearby Gileston village
Abertillery Abertillery () is a town in the county borough of Blaenau Gwent and the traditional county of Monmouthshire in southern Wales, 16 miles north-west of Newport, originally on the Great Western Railway. Its population rose steeply during the period of mining development in the Rhondda valleys, being 10,846 in the 1891 census and 21,945 ten years later.
Abertillery (UK Parliament constituency) Abertillery was a parliamentary constituency centred on the town of Abertillery in South Wales. It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post system of election.
Abertzale Abertzale in the Basque language means roughly, "patriot", and is used to mean "Basque nationalist". It comes from the fusion of "aberri(a)" ("fatherland", a neologism created by Sabino Arana) with the suffix "-(t)zale" (someone who loves, is a friend of, has affection towards, or dedicates him- or herself to something).
Aberystwyth Aberystwyth (, South Welsh: ) (Literally in English: Mouth of the Ystwyth) is a historic market town, administrative centre and holiday resort within Ceredigion, Mid Wales. Also known as Aber (mainly by the students of the University).
Aberystwyth railway station Aberystwyth railway station is a railway station serving the seaside town of Aberystwyth, Ceredigion, Wales. It is served by passenger trains operated by Arriva Trains Wales, being situated at the terminus of the Cambrian Line, and also by the narrow-gauge Vale of Rheidol Railway.
Abessive case In linguistics, abessive (abbreviated ABESS, from Latin abesse "to be distant"), caritive and privative (abbreviated PRIV) are names for a grammatical case expressing the lack or absence of the marked noun. In English, the corresponding function is expressed by the preposition [or by the suffix] [name abessive is derived from [[Latin language|Latin] abesse "to be away/absent," and is especially used in reference to [[Finno-Ugric languages.
Abeyance Abeyance (from the Old French abeance meaning "gaping"), a state of expectancy in respect of property, titles or office, when the right to them is not vested in any one person, but awaits the appearance or determination of the true owner. In law, the term abeyance can only be applied to such future estates as have not yet vested or possibly may not vest.
Abfraction Abfraction is the loss of tooth structure from flexural forces. This has not been supported yet by dental research but it is hypothesized that enamel, especially at the cementoenamel junction (CEJ), undergo this pattern of destruction by separating the enamel rods.
Abgar II of Osroene Abgar II (ruled 68–53 BC) was the prince of Edessa in Osroene (today part of eastern Turkey). In 64 BC He sided with the Romans helping Pompey's legate Lucius Afranius when the latter occupied northern Mesopotamia, but it is alleged that he helped to betray Marcus Crassus by leading him out onto an open plain, resulting in 53 BC in the Battle of Carrhae, which destroyed an entire Roman army.
Abgar V of Edessa Abgar V or Abgarus V of Edessa (4 BC - AD 7 and AD 13 - 50) is a historical ruler of the kingdom of Osroene, holding his capital at Edessa. (Compare the Syrian region that was earlier called Aram-Naharaim in the Old Testament.
Abh The Abh (Japanese:アーヴ, Pronunciation:are a space-dwelling people in the fictional universe of Crest of the Stars]. They are the rulers of an interstellar civilization with [[feudal government and social structure.
Abha Abha (Arabic: أبها) is the capital of Asir province in Saudi Arabia, population 201,912 (2004 census). It is situated at 2,200m (7,200ft) above sea level in the fertile mountains of south-western Saudi Arabia near the National Park of Asir.
Abhar Abhar is a city in Iran between Ghazvin and Zanjan. It is near the Abharrood river and is a science center because of its university: Abhar Azad University, Payam Noor University, Sama and other science and culture centers.
Abhas Mitra Abhas Mitra is an Indian Astrophysicist. He published a paper in the peer reviewed journal Foundation of Physics Letters (December 2000) claiming that an absolute black hole could not exist if Albert Einstein's General Theory of Relativity was adhered to rigorously.
Abhayamudra In the context of Hinduism, Abhayamudra, that is, the gesture of reassurance and safety, is a hand pose, which dispels fear and accords divine protection and bliss to the devotee. In this pose, the right hand is held upright, and the palm is facing outwards.
Abhean In Irish mythology, Abhean son of Bec-Felmas was a poet of the Tuatha Dé Danann, and in particular of Lugh. He was killed by Óengus in front of Midir, according to a poem by Fland Mainistreach in Lebor Gabála Érenn.
Abhidhamma Abhidharma (Sanskrit) or Abhidhamma (Pāli) is a category of Buddhist scriptures that attempts to use Buddhist teachings to create a systematic, abstract description of all worldly phenomena. The Abhidharma represents a generalization and reorganization of the doctrines presented piecemeal in the narrative sūtra tradition.
Abhidhamma Pitaka The Abhidhamma Pitaka (abhidhammapiṭaka) is the last of the three pitakas, that is, baskets, constituting the Pali Canon, the scriptures of Theravāda Buddhism. It presents a more formal, abstract, systematic form of teaching than the others.
Abhijit Bhaduri Abhijit Bhaduri, an author of Indian origin, shot to popularity with his book Mediocre But Arrogant which paints a delightful picture of love and life in a Business School. It has become a cult hit in campuses across India.
Abhimaan Abhimaan (Hindi: अभिमान, Urdu: ابھمان, translation: Pride) is a 1973 Bollywood film starring Amitabh Bachchan, his real-life wife, Jaya Bachchan, Asrani and Bindu. It was directed by Hrishikesh Mukherjee.
Abhinava Vidyatirtha Abhinava Vidyathirtha (born Srinivasa Sastri; 1917 – 1989) was the Jagadguru Shankaracharya (ecumenical pontiff) of one of the most important Hindu Advaita Mathas in India, the Sri Sringeri Sharada Peetham. A "matha" is a seminary and monastery for followers of the Hindu religion.
Abhira kingdom Abhira kingdom finds reference in Hindu scriptures, but its description and location varies according to the particular scripture. The most ancient reference to Abhira Kingdom indicates its location on the banks of the river Saraswati.
Abhira Kingdom Sudra and Abhira were mentioned as two kingdoms where the river Saraswati existed only as a dried up river bed during the time of Kurukshetra War. After the fall of the Dwaraka federation, when Arjuna was taking the Yadav women of Dwaraka to Indraprastha, the Abhira tribes attacked him and took away the women and all the wealth.
Abhisamaya-alamkara Abhisamaya-alamkāra ("The Ornament of Direct Realization") is a Mahāyāna Buddhist philosophy text attributed to Maitreya-nātha. In nine chapters with a total of 273 verses, it summarizes the topics covered by the Pañca-vimśati-Prajñā-Pāramitā Sūtra while arranging them in an ordered sequence corresponding to the Mahāyāna Path.
Abhisit Vejjajiva Abhisit Vejjajiva (Thai: อภิสิทธิ์ เวชชาชีวะ) (born 3 August 1964), Thai politician, has become the leader of the opposition Democrat Party since February 2005. He boycotted the 2 April election called by Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, but later decided to contest the October 2006 elections.
Abhuman Abhumans are races of fictional characters in the miniature wargame Warhammer 40,000. In the 41st millennium, abhumans are descendants of humans who have physically evolved after being isolated on worlds with various environmental conditions.
Abhyankar's conjecture In mathematics, Abhyankar's conjecture is a 1957 conjecture of Shreeram Abhyankar, on the Galois groups of function fields of characteristic p. This problem was solved in 1994 by work of Michel Raynaud and David Harbater.
Abhyasa Abhyasa, in Hinduism, is spiritual practice which is regular and constant practice over a long period of time. It has been prescribed by the great sage Patanjali Maharishi in his Yoga Sutras, and by Lord Krishna in the Bhagavad Gita as an essential means to control the mind together with Vairagya.
Abi Ishaq ʿAbd Allāh ibn Abī Isḥāq (died AD 735 / AH 117) is the earliest known grammarian of the Arabic language. He compiled a prescriptive grammar by referring to the usage of the Bedouins, whose language was seen as especially pure (see also iʿrāb, aʿrāb).
Abi Olajuwon Alon Abisola Arisicate Ajoke Olajuwon, better known as Abi Olajuwon, (born July 6,1988) is a female college basketball player for the Oklahoma Sooners. Olajuwon is the daughter of former NBA center Hakeem Olajuwon.
Abi Tucker Abigail Anne Tucker (born 22 January, 1973) is an Australian singer-songwriter and actress, who is best known for her acting roles in shows such as Heartbreak High and The Secret Life of Us. She came to fame as a contestant in the Australian version of New Faces in the early 1990s and soon after won a role in the spin-off from Australian film The Heartbreak Kid - Heartbreak High.
Abia State University Abia State University is one of the eleven state universities which complement the Federal University System in Nigeria. These state academic institutions were created to expand admissions and bring professional skills, expertise and modern research facilities close to the city and rural dwellers; and have helped talented students to obtain Higher education.
Abiatha Swelter Abiatha Swelter is a character in Titus Groan, the novel from Mervyn Peake. He would be considered one of the "villains" of the story, although the book is unique in that there are no clear heroes or villains.
Abibatou Traoré Abibatou Traoré (born 1973) is a Senegalese writer and a member of the "Eminent Minds" panel created by Secretary General Kofi Annan. This panel was created to make suggestions for the fundamental reformation of the United Nations as an institution.
Abid Ali Syed Abid Ali (born September 9, 1941 in Hyderabad ) was an all-rounder who played cricket for India. He was a big man with a military moutache, a watchful lower order batsman, a medium pace bowler and a brilliant fielder.
Abid Mutlak al-Jubouri Abid Mutlag al-Jubouri is an Iraqi politician and was a Deputy Prime Minister in the Iraqi Transitional Government. A Sunni Arab former major general in Saddam Hussain's army, he rose to prominence during the 1980-1988 Iran-Iraq war.
Abida Parveen Abida Parveen (Urdu: عابدہ پروین), a Pakistani singer, is one of the foremost exponents of Sufi music. Her forte is the kafi and the ghazal, though she has also ventured into traditional male territory and sung qawwalis.
Abide With Me Abide With Me is a well-known Christian hymn composed by Henry Francis Lyte in 1847, though the lyrics are usually sung to William Henry Monk's melody Eventide rather than Lyte's original music. It is popular across many denominations, and was said to be a favourite of King George V and Mahatma Gandhi.
Abidi Abidi or Abedi is the surname for a family belonging to the offsprings of Holy prophet Muhammad's great grand son Imam Zain-ul-Abideen or Imam Abid whose real name was Ali ibn Husayn. Abidis (or people belonging to this family) can be found all over the world especially in Iran and Indo-Pak subcontinent.
Abidjan Peace Accord The Abidjan Peace Accord was a treaty signed between the Sierra Leone People's Party (SLPP) government of Ahmad Tejan Kabbah, and the Revolutionary United Front (RUF) rebel group led by Foday Sankoh to find a resolution to the Sierra Leone Civil War. Discussions for peace began in May 1996 in the city of Yamoussoukro, and although the initial talks failed, the channels of communication had been opened.
Abie's Irish Rose Abie's Irish Rose is a Broadway comedy play by Anne Nichols about an Irish Catholic girl who marries a young Jewish man, over the objections of both of their families. Although initially receiving poor reviews, the play was a commercial hit, running for 2,327 performances between May 23 1922 and October 1 1927 (one of the longest runs in the theatre up to that date) play has been filmed twice -- in 1928 with Charles "Buddy" Rogers] and [[Nancy Carroll, directed by Victor Fleming, and in 1946 with Richard Norris and Joanne Dru, directed by A.
Abiel Abbot Low Abiel Abbot Low, born in Salem, Massachusetts, (February 7, 1811 – January 7, 1893) was an American entrepreneur, businessman, trader and philanthropist who gained most of his fortune from the China trade, importing teas, porcelains, and silk, and building and operating a fleet of reputable clipper ships.
Abiel Smith School Abiel Smith School is a school located at 46 Joy Street in Boston, Massachusetts. It is named for Abiel Smith, a white philanthropist who left money (an estimated $2000) in his will to the city of Boston for the education of black children.
Abigail Abigail (אֲבִיגַיִל / אֲבִיגָיִל "her Father's joy or, fountain of joy" ;leader of/is dance/, Standard Hebrew Avigáyil, Tiberian Hebrew ʾĂḇîḡáyil / ʾĂḇîḡāyil), once Abigal (), is a female character in the Bible. She is described as the wife of Nabal the Carmelite, whose life she saves when David wishes to kill him.
Abigail (telenovela) Abigail (1988-1989) was a Venezuelan telenovela that was produced by and seen on Venezuela's Radio Caracas Televisión. It was written by Elizabeth Alezard, Alberto Gómez, Mariana Luján, Amparo Montalva, and María Helena Portas and directed by Tito Rojas.
Abigail Adams Abigail Smith Adams (November 11, 1744 – October 28, 1818) was the wife of John Adams, the second President of the United States, and is seen as the second First Lady of the United States though that term was not coined until after her death.
Abigail Adams Cairn The Abigail Adams Cairn marks the spot where Abigail Adams and her young son, John Quincy Adams, watched the burning of Charlestown on Saturday, June 17, 1775, during the Battle of Bunker Hill. It is located on Penn's Hill, now at the corner of Franklin Street and Viden Road in Quincy, Massachusetts.
Abigail Bakan Abigail (Abbie) Bakan (born 1954) is a professor of Political Studies at Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada. She is a founding member of the International Socialists and a member of its steering committee.
Abigail Brand Special Agent Abigail Brand is a fictional character in the Marvel Comics' universe. Her first appearance was a cameo in Astonishing X-Men #3 (2004), and she was introduced fully in Astonishing X-Men #6 (2004).
Abigail Campbell Kawananakoa Abigail Wahiikaahuula Campbell Kawananakoa (January 1, 1882 - July 3, 1945), was a politician and Princess of Hawai'i by virtue of her marriage to Prince David Laamea Kahalepouli Kawananakoa Piikoi. Prince David became one of the heirs to the throne of the Kingdom of Hawai'i upon the death of Princess Victoria Kaiulani.
Abigail Clancy Abigail Clancy, also known as Abi Clancy or Abbey Clancy, is an English lingerie and glamour model who made the headlines during the 2006 FIFA World Cup as the girlfriend of England star Peter Crouch and as one the prominent WAGs.

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