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Anzac class frigate Based on a modified German MEKO 200 design, the ten Anzac Royal Australian Navy's information page for the Anzac Class frigate. class frigates are the major surface units of the Royal Australian Navy Homepage of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) and Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN).
Anzac Cove Anzac Cove (in Turkish Anzak Koyu) is a small cove on the Gallipoli peninsula in Turkey made famous as the site of the First World War landing of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (ANZAC) on April 25 1915. The cove is a mere 600 m long, bounded by the headlands of Ari Burnu to the north and Little Ari Burnu, known as Hell Spit, to the south.
Anzac Highway, Adelaide The Anzac Highway is the main arterial road heading southwest from the centre of Adelaide, the capital of South Australia. It runs from the southwest corner of the city of Adelaide to the beachside suburb of Glenelg.
Anzac Mounted Division The Anzac Mounted Division was a mounted infantry (light horse) division formed in March 1916 in Egypt during World War I following the Battle of Gallipoli when the Australian and New Zealand mounted regiments returned from fighting as infantry. For the remainder of the war it served in the Middle East, in the Sinai, Palestine and Syria.
Anzac Square Arcade, Brisbane Anzac Square Arcade, in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, is on the corner of Edward Street and Adelaide Street, adjacent to Anzac Square (from which the Arcade derives its name). The building is diagonally opposite to Queens Plaza
Anzac Square, Brisbane Anzac Square, which is dedicated to the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (the "Anzacs"), is located between Ann Street and Adelaide Street (opposite Post Office Square), in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. Anzac Square is adjacent to Anzac Square Arcade.
Anzani The Anzani was an engine manufacturer founded by the Italian Alessandro Anzani (1877-1956). The company produced proprietary engines for aircraft, cars, boats, and motorcycles in factories in Britain, France and Italy.
Anzhela Balakhonova Anzhela Balakhonova (born December 18, 1972) is a Ukrainian pole vaulter who won the silver medal at the 1999 World Championships in Athletics. She currently holds the European record, and formerly held the world indoor record.
Anzhero-Sudzhensk Anzhero-Sudzhensk () is a town in the Kuznetsk Basin in Kemerovo Oblast, Russia. The town, which was formed out of the amalgamation of the Anzherka and Sudzhenka settlements, is located to the north of the oblast's administrative center Kemerovo and to the east of the Tom River.
Anzovin Studio Anzovin Studio is an animation studio located in Amherst, Massachusetts. Founded in 1999 by the father-and-son team of Steve and Raf Anzovin, they provide character animation and cinematics for television and game production.
AN thread The AN thread is a particular type of fitting used to connect flexible hoses and rigid metal tubing that carry fluid. It is a US military-derived specification stemming from a joint standard agreed upon by the Army and Navy, hence AN.
AN-94 The AN-94 Abakan is a modern Russian assault rifle. The acronym stands for Avtomat Nikonova (after Gennadiy Nikonov) Model 1994, and it was chosen over many other competing firearms in an extensive trial, including the AEK-971 design by a team led by the son of AK-47 designer Mikhail Kalashnikov, Sergey Koksharov.
AN-Studios AN-Studios (Alternation studios) is a freeware game developer that also creates mods for existing games. Some of their projects include Call of Duty 2 Red Dawn (a modification for Call of Duty 2),and MoH:Vietnam for Medal of Honor: Allied Assault.
AN/AAQ-26 The AN/AAQ-26 is a second generation infrared detection set manufactured by Raytheon. The infrared detecting set is a high-performance multipurpose thermal imaging sensor, providing long-range navigation, surveillance, and fire control capabilities.
AN/APG-66 The AN/APG-66 radar is a solid state medium range (up to 150 km) Pulse-doppler radar designed by Westinghouse (now Northrop Grumman) for use in the F-16 Fighting Falcon. The system consists of the following line replaceable units:
AN/APG-68 The AN/APG-68 radar is a solid state long range (up to 300 km) Pulse-doppler radar designed by Westinghouse (now Northrop Grumman) to replace AN/APG-66 radar in the F-16 Fighting Falcon. The AN/APG-68 radar system consists of the following line replaceable units:
AN/APG-76 The AN/APG-76 radar is a pulse doppler Ku band multi-mode radar; manufactured by Northrop Grumman (Norden Systems) and is used in F-4E (Israel) and has been tested in a pod configuration with the F-16 and S-3 Viking Grey Wolf Project. This system provides high-resolution synthetic aperture radar (SAR) images with moving target indicator (MTI) overlays to enable the operator to pick out targets in the images that were moving above some speed threshold.
AN/APQ-13 AN/APQ-13 radars were a ground scanning radar developed by Bell, Western Electric, and MIT as an improved model of the airborne H2X radar. They were used on B-29's during World War II in the Pacific theater for high altitude area bombing, search and navigation.
AN/APR-9 The AILCollins AN/APR-9 was a radiofrequency receiver produced in the United States. It saw versatile use in various roles, including electronic intelligence (ELINT), electronic warfare support measures (ESM) and radar warning receiver (RWR) equipment.
AN/ASQ-228 ATFLIR The AN/ASQ-228 Advanced Targeting Forward-Looking Infrared (ATFLIR) is a multi-sensor, electro-optical targeting pod incorporating infrared, low-light television camera, laser rangefinder/target designator, and laser spot tracker developed and manufactured by Raytheon. It is used to provide navigation and targeting for military aircraft in adverse weather and using precision-guided weapons such as laser-guided bombs.
AN/CYZ-10 The AN/CYZ-10 Data Transfer Device, often called a Crazy 10 or DTD, is a United States National Security Agency-developed, portable, hand-held fill device, for securely receiving, storing, and transferring data between compatible cryptographic and communications equipment. It is capable of storing 1,000 keys, maintains an automatic internal audit trail of all security-relevant events that can be uploaded to the LMD/KP, encrypts key for storage, and is programmable.
AN/MPQ-14 The AN/MPQ-14 is a radar system used for Ground Directed Bombing (GDB), where a plane is remotely piloted from the ground with radar assistance, up to and including the point of bomb release. It was the first guided weapon system used by the U.
AN/PRC-77 Portable Transceiver AN/PRC 77 Radio Set is a manpack, portable VHF FM combat-net radio transceiver used to provide short-range, two-way radiotelephone voice communication. It can provide secure voice (X-mode) transmission with the TSEC/KY-57.
AN/PYQ-10 The AN/PYQ-10 Simple Key Loader (SKL) is a portable, hand-held fill device, for securely receiving, storing, and transferring data between compatible cryptographic and communications equipment. Developed under the auspices of the United States Army and the National Security Agency, it is intended to supplement and eventually replace the AN/CYZ-10 Data Transfer Device (DTD).
AN/SPG-51 The AN/SPG-51 is a tracking / illumination radar for Standard missiles. It is used for target tracking and Surface-to-air missile guidance on Virginia class cruisers, California class cruisers, and Kidd class destroyers.
AN/SPG-53 The AN/SPG-53 was a United States Navy Gun Fire-control radar used in conjunction with the Mark 68 gun fire-control system. It was used with the Mark 42 5 inch / 54 caliber gun system aboard Belknap class cruisers, Mitscher class destroyers, Forrest Sherman class destroyers, Farragut class destroyers, Charles F.
AN/SPG-55 The AN/SPG-55 was a tracking / illumination radar for Terrier and Standard missiles. It was used for target tracking and Surface-to-air missile guidance on numerous ships including Belknap class cruisers, Leahy class cruisers and Farragut class destroyers.
AN/SPS-48 The AN/SPS-48 is a US naval three-dimensional air search radar system manufactured by ITT Corporation. It was a key component of the New Threat Upgrade (NTU) and is still used on some US Navy ships such as Nimitz class aircraft carriers, Wasp class amphibious assault ships and Tarawa class amphibious assault ships.
AN/SPS-49 The AN/SPS-49 is a United States Navy two-dimensional, long range air search radar built by Raytheon that is capable of providing contact bearing and range. The radar is also used by several other countries, such as Australia, Canada, Spain and Taiwan aboard Oliver Hazard Perry class frigates and Canadian Halifax class frigate.
AN/TPQ-36 Firefinder radar AN/TPQ-36 Firefinder is a mobile radar system in the manufactured by Hughes Aircraft (later acquired by Raytheon). The system is a "weapon-locating radar", designed to detect and track incoming artillery and rocket fire to determine the point of origin for counterbattery fire.
AN/TPQ-37 Firefinder radar AN/TPQ-37 Firefinder is a mobile radar system manufactured by Hughes Aircraft (later acquired by Raytheon). The system is a long range version of "weapon-locating radar", designed to detect and track incoming artillery and rocket fire to determine the point of origin for counterbattery fire.
AN/TPS-43 The AN/TPS-43 is a transportable 3-dimensional air search radar produced in the United States originally by Westinghouse Defense and Electronic Division, which was later purchased by Northrop-Grumman. It completed development in 1963 and entered US service in 1968.
AN/TRC-97A Radio The AN/TRC-97A Radio Set, or TRC-97, is a radio set that has 24 multiplex channels and 16 telegraph channels connected to an analog radio. The radio set is a fixed line of sight radio that can transmit the 40 mile straight line of site anywhere from 1 watt, using a traveling wave tube amplifier, to 1 kilowatt, using a tunable klystron amplifier, at a frequency range of 4.
AN/UCC-4 The AN/UCC-4, or UCC-4, was a solid state frequency division multiplexer manufactured by Lenkurt in 1969, and used by the United States Air Force to provide voice frequency communication to the Department of Defense.
AN/USQ-20 The AN/USQ-20, or Naval Tactical Data System (NTDS), was designed as a more reliable replacement for the AN/USQ-17 with the same instruction set. The first batch of 17 computers were delivered to the Navy starting in early 1961.
AN/UYK-20 The AN/UYK-20 "Data Processing Set" was a ruggedized small computer manufactured by Univac and used by the United States Navy for small and medium-sized shipboard and shore systems built in the 1970s. It featured non-volatile magnetic core memory and was housed in a heavy-duty metal cube-shaped box which was designed to fit through a 25-inch circular hatch.
ANA Aeroportos de Portugal ANA Aeroportos de Portugal SA is a corporation in charge of providing airport services for civil aviation in Portugal. The company oversees the airports in Lisbon (Portela Airport), Porto (Francisco Sá Carneiro Airport), Faro, Ponta Delgada (João Paulo II Airport), Santa Maria, Horta and Flores.
ANASAZI Foundation ANASAZI Foundation is a provider of non-confrontational, nurturing wilderness therapy], residential treatment, and drug and alcohol [[rehabilitation services. The ANASAZI concept arose from university wilderness programs begun in 1968 by Larry D.
ANCAP (commodity standard) ANCAP is an abbreviation for an alternative currency system that uses Ammonium Nitrate, Copper, Aluminum and Plywood as the units of exchange. The system was first proposed in 1982 by the economist Robert Hall.
ANCEP Arne Næss Centre of Ecology and Philosophy (ANCEP), located in Norway, is a Norwegian educational organisation aimed at Norwegian students. The goal of ANCEP is to spread knowledge and understanding of ecology, philosophy and non-violence.
AND 1 Streetball AND 1 Streetball is a Streetball videogame for Playstation 2 and Xbox, developed by Black Ops Entertainment and published by Ubisoft. The game was released on June 6, 2006 in conjunction with the AND 1 Mix Tape Tour.
AND 1 Streetball - The Official Video Game Mixtape (by DJ Green Lantern) AND 1 Streetball - The Official Video Game Mixtape is the official mixtape to the video game AND 1 Streetball. Being a promotional a mixtape, it was mixed by hip hop DJ and record producer, DJ Green Lantern, who also mixed and produced the official AND1 Soundtrack.
AND1 Mixtape Tour The AND1 Mixtape Tour is a traveling basketball competition and exhibition sponsored by the basketball apparel manufacturer AND1. A group of well known streetball players, along with their exciting announcer, Duke Tango, travels from town to town and challenges teams composed of local talent.
ANFO ANFO stands for ammonium nitrate/fuel oil (most often diesel fuel, sometimes kerosene or even molasses). It is by far the most widely used explosive in coal mining, quarrying, metal mining, and civil construction: it accounts for an estimated 80% of the 6,000,000,000 pounds (2,700,000 metric tons) of explosive used annually in North America.
ANG Newspapers ANG Newspapers (Alameda Newspaper Group), based in Oakland, California, is a subisidary of the Denver, Colorado based MediaNews Group. The company publishes several newspapers in the San Francisco Bay Area, including its flagship, The Oakland Tribune.
ANG PAMANA Ang Pamana: The Inheritance is a supernatural thriller from The Digital Sweatshop a Canadian creative production company, and co-produced by Philippine-based company, Powerhouse Creative Content Corporation. Romeo Candido is the director/writer/editor while his wife Caroline Mangosing is the producer and plays Lola (Grandmother) Nena.
ANGIS The Australian National Genomic Information Service (ANGIS) provides access for biologists to a comprehensive system of bioinformatics software, databases, documentation, training and support, on a subscription basis. Whilst clearly targeted at Australian researchers, the tools ANGIS provides are available online and is available to investigators worldwide.
ANIMAL (image processing) ANIMAL (first implementation: 1988 - revised: 2004) is an interactive environment for Image processing that is oriented toward the rapid prototyping, testing, and modification of algorithms. To create ANIMAL (AN IMage ALgebra), XLISP of David Betz was extended with some new types: sockets, arrays, images, masks, and drawables.
ANRORC mechanism The ANRORC mechanism in organic chemistry describes a special type of substitution reaction. ANRORC stands for Addition of the Nucleophile, Ring Opening, and Ring Closure in nucleophilic attack on ring systems The SN(ANRORC) mechanism: a new mechanism for nucleophilic substitution
ANS synthesizer The ANS synthesizer is a photoelectronic musical instrument created by Russian engineer Evgeny Murzin from 1937 to 1957. The technological basis of his invention was the method of photo-optic sound recording used in cinematography (developed in Russia concurrently with America), which made it possible to obtain a visible image of a sound wave, as well as to realize the opposite goal - synthesizing a sound from an artificially drawn sound wave.
ANSEL ANSEL, American National Standard for Extended Latin Alphabet Coded Character Set for Bibliographic Use, is a character set used in text encoding, and may also be known as ANSI/NISO Z39.47 or American Library Association character set (as used in library systems including the MARC format).
ANSI art ANSI art is a computer artform that was widely used at one time on BBSes. It is similar to ASCII art, but constructed from a larger set of 256 letters, numbers, and symbols — all codes found in IBM code page 437, often referred to as extended ASCII and used in MS-DOS environments.
ANSI ASC X12 ANSI ASC X12 is the official designation of the US National standards body for the development and maintenance of EDI standards for the United States. The group was founded in 1979, and is an accredited standards committee under the American National Standards Institute (ANSI).
ANSI ASC X9 The Accredited Standards Committee X9 (ASC X9) has the mission to develop, establish, maintain, and promote standards for the United States Financial Services Industry in order to facilitate delivery of financial services and products. ASC X9 is an accredited standards committee under the American National Standards Institute (ANSI).
ANSI C ANSI C is the standard published by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) for the C programming language. Software developers writing in C are encouraged to conform to the requirements in the document, as it encourages easily portable code.
ANSI Device Numbers The ANSI Standard Device Numbers denote what features a protective device supports (such as a relay or circuit breaker). These types of devices protect electrical systems and components from damage when an unwanted event occurs, such as a electrical fault.
ANSI T1.413 Issue 2 ANSI T1.413 defines the requirements for the single Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line (ADSL) for the interface between the telecommunications network and the customer installation in terms of their interaction and electrical characteristics.
ANSI/AIIM MS61-1996 ANSI/AIIM MS61-1996 (API for Scanners in Document Imaging Systems) is a standard created under the auspices of AIIM, based extensively on the ISIS specification. It was approved by ANSI in 1996, and also issued as ISO 14984.
ANSI/ISA-95 ANSI/ISA-95, or ISA-95 as it is more commonly referred, is an international standard for developing an automated interface between enterprise and control systems. This standard has been developed for global manufacturers.
ANSMET ANSMET (ANtarctic Search for METeorites) is a program funded by the Office of Polar Programs of the National Science Foundation that looks for meteorites in the Transantarctic Mountains. This geographical area serves as a collection point for meteorites that have originally fallen on the extensive high-altitude ice fields throughout Antarctica.
ANtarctic Impulse Transient Antenna The ANtarctic Impulsive Transient Array (ANITA) has been designed to study neutrinos with energies on the order of 10^{18}eV by detecting the radio pulses emitted by their interacting with the Antarctic ice sheet. This is to be accomplished using an array of 36 radio attenas (Cylindrically arranged with an approximate radius of 3m and a height of 5m.
ANT-IV The ANT-IV was one of three aerosans introduced in 1924. This model, operated by a crew of two, doubled the ANT-III's 50 horsepower with its new Bristol engine, and outperformed the ANT-V's 100-horsepower Fiat engine.
ANTARES (telescope) ANTARES is the name of a neutrino telescope currently under construction that will reside in the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of Toulon, France. It will observe neutrinos from the southern hemisphere to complement the northern hemisphere work of IceCube.
ANTI- ANTI- is a sister label of Epitaph Records that was launched in 1999. Epitaph's focus is mostly on punk rock, whereas ANTI- has a more diverse roster, ranging from hip hop (Blackalicious) through reggae (Buju Banton) and country (Merle Haggard) to indie rock (Elliott Smith, for the release of his posthumous album), among other genres.
ANTLE ANTLE (Affordable Near-Term Low Emissions) is a Rolls-Royce plc led research programme, funded by the EU, through the EEFAE (Efficient and Environmentally Friendly Aero Engine) project. All major European engine manufacturers are participating in EEFAE in an attempt to significantly alleviate the ecological impact of future aircraft engines.
ANZAC Bridge The ANZAC Bridge or Anzac Bridge (both forms are used by the Roads and Traffic Authority), formerly known as the Glebe Island Bridge, is a large cable-stayed bridge spanning Johnstons Bay between Pyrmont and Rozelle in proximity to the central business district of Sydney, Australia. The bridge forms part of the Western Distributor freeway leading from the Sydney CBD and Cross City Tunnel to the suburbs of the Inner West and Northern Sydney.
ANZAC Day Australia and New Zealand commemorate the ANZAC Day public holiday on 25 April every year to honour the bravery and sacrifice of the members of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (ANZAC), and of all those who served their country. ANZAC Day is also a public holiday in Cook Islands, Niue, Samoa and Tonga.
ANZAC Rifle Range The ANZAC Rifle Range is the largest rifle range in the southern hemisphere, and is located on the Malabar Headland, south of Sydney. It is headquarters to the New South Wales Rifle Association, and hosts the annual NSW Queen's Prize.
ANZAC spirit The ANZAC Spirit refers to the national characteristics of Australian and New Zealand soldiers, specifically the qualities those soldiers are believed to show in war. The concept was first derived in the reporting of the Gallipoli landings by Ellis Ashmead-Bartlett and later and much more extensively by Charles Bean.
ANZSIC Australian and New Zealand Standard Industrial Classification was jointly developed by the Australian Bureau of Statistics and Statistics New Zealand in order to make it easier to compare industry statistics between the two countries and with the rest of the world.
ANZUK ANZUK was a tripartite force formed by Australia, New Zealand and the United Kingdom to defend the Asian Pacific region after the United Kingdom withdrew forces from the east of Suez in the early seventies. The ANZUK force was formed in 1971 and disbanded in 1974.
ANZUS The Australia, New Zealand, United States Security Treaty (ANZUS or ANZUS Treaty) is the military alliance which binds Australia and the United States, and separately Australia and New Zealand to cooperate on defence matters in the Pacific Ocean area, though today the treaty is understood to relate to attacks in any area.
Ao (mythology) In Māori mythology, Ao ("daylight") is one of the primal deities who are the unborn forces of nature. Ao is the personification of light and the ordinary world, as opposed to darkness and the underworld.
Ao Luk Ao Luk is a village in southern Thailand near the coast of Phangnga Bay. It is located approximately 10 kilometres north of the inlet where Francisco Scaramanga's hideout waa filmed in the 1974 film The Man With The Golden Gun.
Ao no Honou Ao no honou (The Blue Light or The Blue Flame in English) is a 2003 Japanese film directed by Yukio Ninagawa. It stars Ninomiya Kazunari (of music group Arashi) as a Shuichi, high school boy dealing with an abusive stepfather ruining his family.
Ao tu than The Áo Tứ Thân or “4-flapped dress” is one out of several traditional Vietnamese costumes. Besides the more widely recognized Ao Dai, Ao Tu Than is the other more widely known Kinh costume (in Vietnam).
Aoa Aoa are fictive creatures in the Dungeons & Dragons setting. These outsiders are born from the friction caused as a result of the rare occurrences when the Negative Energy Plane and Positive Energy Plane graze each other.
Aoandon Aoandon, or Aoandō (青行灯 or 青行燈, "blue andon") is a creature illustrated by Toriyama Sekien in his Konjaku Hyakki Shūi. It was meant to represent the spirit that appeared during Hyakumonogatari Kaidankai meetings, after the last story was told.
Aoba Detachment Aoba Detachment was the reinforced 4th Infantry Regiment/IJA 2nd Division, a part of the Seventeenth Army. The commander of the Aoba Detachment was Major General Nasu, the commander of the 2nd Division's Infantry Group.
AoC Beacon Awards The AoC Beacon Awards Programme was launched in 1994 to recognises and promote the interdependence of further education colleges. The award is supported by the AoC short for the Association of Colleges which represents all FE colleges in England and Wales.
AoC NILTA AoC NILTA is a membership services organisation which leads and lobbies for the development and use of ICT and e-learning across the post-16 education sector. The membership consists of full members (further education colleges), affiliate members (other not-for-profit educational bodies) and commercial members (corporate companies with a remit for educational technologies and systems).
Aogashima Aogashima (青ヶ島)a volcanic island in the Izu Islands (伊豆諸島) and administered by the Tokyo (東京都) Metropolitan government, Japan, lies south of Tokyo and south east of the Izu Peninsula, Shizuoka prefecture.
Aoghairean The Aoghairean of the Hebrides, Scotland, according to Thomas Pennant, were farm servants who have the charge of cultivating a certain portion of land, and of overseeing the cattle it supports. They have grass for two milch cows and six sheep, and also have one tenth sheaf of the produce of the said ground, and as many potatoes as they choose to plant.
Aoi Hiiragi Aoi Hiiragi (柊あおい Hiiragi Aoi) is a mangaka born on November 22, 1962 in Kamifukuoka, Saitama Prefecture, Japan, though she grew up in Mibu, Shimotsuga, Tochigi Prefecture. Hiiragi currently resides in Hakodate, Hokkaidō.
Aoi House Aoi House is a shĹŤnen harem Original English-language manga series written by Adam Arnold, with art by Shiei, and published by Seven Seas Entertainment. The story follows the misadventures of two down-on-their-luck college guys named Alexis "Alex" Roberts and Sandy Grayson who are thrown out of their college dorm and join an anime club dominated by crazed yaoi fangirls.
Aoi Mac Ollamain In Irish mythology, Aoi or Ai Mac Ollamain a god of poetry, and one of the Tuatha DĂ© Danann. Ai is the son of Olloman, who saved him from the king's decree that Aoi be killed, a decree made response to a druid's prediction that Aoi would be born with special powers.
Aoibhinn Grimes Aoibhinn Grimes (born August 30, 1976 in Kelowna, British Columbia) is a former field hockey forward from Canada, who earned a total number of hundred international caps for the Canadian Women's National Team during her career. On national level she played for University of Victoria Vikes.
Aoidos Aoidos means "singer" in classical Greek. In modern Homeric scholarship aoidos is used by some as the technical term for a skilled oral epic poet in the tradition to which the Iliad and Odyssey are believed to belong.
Aoife NĂ­ Fhearraigh Aoife NĂ­ Fhearraigh (pronounced ) is an Irish singer and composer, born in Gweedore, North West County Donegal. She performs Traditional Irish and New Age music, in the style of other musicians native of the Donegal area like Clannad, Enya and Altan.
Aois-dàna The Aois-dàna (Scottish Gaelic), or áes dána (Old Irish), literally meaning "people of the arts"; often translated as bards served as advisers to nobles and chiefs of clans throughout the Scottish Gàidhealtachd until the late 17th century. Many of them specialised in preserving the genealogy of families and recited family trees at the succession of chieftains.
Aomori Akenohoshi Junior College Aomori Akenohoshi Junior College (青森明の星短期大学 Aomori Akenohoshi Tanki Daigaku) is a 2-year women's university in Aomori, Japan. The university was established in 1963, and is descended from an art school established in 1937 by members of the Canadian Congregation of Sisters of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin.
Aomori Bank The is a Japanese bank headquartered in Aomori City, Aomori Prefecture, in the Tohoku Region. Aomori Bank cooperated with other banks in the region to create a no-fee ATM network; this has declined due to the departure in July, 2005 of one of the participant members, Michinoku Bank.
Aon Center (Chicago) The Aon Center (200 East Randolph Street) is an international style skyscraper in Chicago designed by architect Edward Durell Stone and completed in 1972. It is strikingly similar in looks to New York's (now destroyed) World Trade Center.
Aon Corp. Aon Corporation (), based in Chicago, Illinois, at the Aon Center, second tallest building in Chicago, is a leading provider of risk management services, insurance and reinsurance brokerage, human capital and management consulting, and specialty insurance underwriting. It was created in 1982, when the Ryan Insurance Group merged with Combined International Corporation.
Aonami Line Aonami Line (あおなみ線) is the railway line in Nagoya City connecting Nagoya Station with Kinjo-Futo Station(Kinjo Pier Station). "Aonami Line" is the nickname of West Nagoya Port Line (Nishi-Nagoyako Line, 西名古屋港線) operated by Nagoya Seaside Rapid Railway (名古屋臨海高速鉄道).
Aorere College Aorere College is a co-educational state secondary school (years 9-13) that was established in 1964 in Papatoetoe, Manukau, Auckland, New Zealand. It is overseen by the Manukau City local authority, with M J Williams as principal.
Aorist Aorist (from Greek αοριστος, indefinite or unlimited) is a term used in certain Indo-European languages to refer to a particular grammatical tense and/or aspect. It is used to denote action in the past, but is distinguished from the imperfect and perfect; it is similar to the preterite in languages such as Spanish.
Aorta-gonad-mesonephros The aorta-gonad-mesonephros is a region of embryonic mesoderm that develops during embryonic development from the para-aortic splanchnopleura in chick, mouse and human embryos. It has been suggested that this area, in particular the ventral wall of the dorsal aorta, is the one of the primary origins of the definitive haematopoietic stem cell.
Aortic aneurysm An aortic aneurysm is a general term for any swelling (dilatation or aneurysm) of the aorta, usually representing an underlying weakness in the wall of the aorta at that location. While the stretched vessel may occasionally cause discomfort, a greater concern is the risk of rupture which causes severe pain, massive internal hemorrhage and, without prompt treatment, results in a quick death.
Aortic valve area calculation Aortic valve area calculation is an indirect method of determining the area of the aortic valve. The calculated aortic valve orifice area is currently one of the measures for evaluating the severity of aortic stenosis.

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