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Aortic valve replacement Aortic valve replacement is a cardiac surgery procedure in which a patient's aortic valve is replaced by a different valve. The aortic valve can be affected by a range of diseases; the valve can either become leaky (aortic insufficiency / regurgitation) or partially blocked (aortic stenosis).
Aosdána Aosdána (; from "aos dána", Irish "people of the arts") is an association of people in Ireland who have achieved distinction in the arts. It was created in 1981 on the initiative of a group of writers and with support from the Arts Council of Ireland.
Aosta Valley The Aosta Valley (in Italian: Valle d'Aosta, French: Val d'Aoste or rarely Vallée d'Aoste, Arpitan: Val d'Outa) is a mountainous Region in north-western Italy. It is bordered by France to the west, Switzerland to the north and the region of Piedmont to the south and east.
Aotea (canoe) In MÄori tradition, Aotea is one of the canoes by which the MÄori migrated to New Zealand. It was a great double canoe built by Toto from half of a great tree from Hawaiki, the other half being used for the canoe Matahourua.
Aotea Harbour Aotea Harbour is one of three large natural inlets in the Tasman Sea coast of the Waikato region of New Zealand's North Island. It is located between Raglan Harbour to the north and Kawhia Harbour to the south, 30 kilometres southwest of Hamilton.
Aotea Lagoon Aotea Lagoon is a lagoon located just north of the Porirua city centre in New Zealand's North Island. It, as well as two other lagoons, were created from Porirua Harbour by the construction of a causeway for the North Island Main Trunk Railway, but when State Highway 1 was realigned to run alongside the railway, the lagoons were partially filled in.
Aotea Square Aotea Square is a large paved public area regarded as the centre of the city of Auckland City, New Zealand. Officially opened in 1979 by Sir Dove-Myer Robinson, it is used as the site for open-air concerts and gatherings, as well as markets and political rallies.
Aotearapa Aotearapa is a New Zealand-based amateur press association, run in association with New Zealand science fiction fandom, it caters primarily - but not exclusively - to science fiction fans. Founded by Greg Hills in 1979, it is New Zealand's only apa, and its longest-running science fiction-related publication.
Aotearoa (overture) Aotearoa is an overture written for orchestra by New Zealand composer Douglas Lilburn in 1940. The overture is one of three early works by Lilburn which center on the theme of national identity; the other two are 1944's Landfall in Unknown Seas, for narrator and orchestra, and the tone poem A Song of Islands of 1946.
Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party [Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party (sometimes known as the ALCP) is a small political party] in [[New Zealand (Aotearoa). It is dedicated to removing or reducing restrictions on the use of cannabis and similar substances.
Aotearoa Student Press Association The Aotearoa Student Press Association (ASPA) is an association of thirteen student newspapers and magazines that are published by the student associations of universities and polytechnics in Aotearoa (New Zealand).
Aotus (pea) Aotus is an Australian genus of flowering plants, within the legume family Fabaceae. Aotus species, together with other species of the tribe Mirbelieae, are often called Golden Peas because of their distinctive small yellow flowers.
Aoudaghost Aoudaghost, also known as Tegdaoust, was a major city in ancient mediaeval West Africa, lying in what is now southeast Mauritania. It was founded around the fifth century BC as a commercial centre at the southern end of trans-Saharan trade routes.
Aoyama Gakuin Aoyama Gakuin is an educational institute in Tokyo, Japan, which comprises Aoyama Gakuin University, Aoyama Gakuin Women’s Junior College, Aoyama Gakuin Senior High School, Aoyama Gakuin Junior High School, Aoyama Gakuin Elementary School, and Aoyama Gakuin Kindergarten.
Aoyama Harp is a Japanese manufacturer of pedal (concert) harps and folk (lever) harps. Originally founded as the Aoyama Musical Instrument Manufacturing Company by JitarĹŤ Aoyama in 1897 in Fukui, later generations of the family began the commercial manufacture of folk harps in the 1960s.
Aozora Bunko Aozora Bunko (青空文庫, the "Open Air Library") in Japan is a project similar to Project Gutenberg. It focuses on digitizing non-copyrighted texts under Japan's copyright law and distributing them for free.
Aozou Strip The Aozou Strip (alternatively, Aouzou Strip) is a strip of land in northern Chad which lies along the border with Libya, extending south to a depth of about 100 kilometers into Chad's Bourkou-Ennedi-Tibesti Region.
AO-51 AO-51 is the in-orbit name designation of an amateur radio satellite (AMSAT) of the OSCAR series; formerly known as ECHO. It was launched on June 29, 2004 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan on a Dnepr launch vehicle.
AOD: The San Francisco Animation Convention AOD: The San Francisco Animation Convention is a multigenre convention in San Francisco, California, containing animation screenings, cosplay, panels, guests, vendors, fandom, J-Rock, and more in reference to East Asian culture.
AOL Arena AOL Arena is the main stadium of Hamburg, Germany. It is the home ground of the Hamburger SV football team, the Hamburg Sea Devils of NFL Europa, and was one of the 12 stadiums used in the 2006 FIFA World Cup, which hosted four group games and a quarterfinal.
AOL Community Leader Program The AOL Community Leader Program or AOL CLP was the official name for the large group of volunteers who moderated chat rooms, message boards, and download libraries. It was established in the early 1990s, and discontinued in 2005.
AOL disk collecting AOL disk collecting is the collecting of CD-ROMs and diskettes distributed by the America Online company, containing computer software for accessing the America Online service. These CD-ROMs and diskettes are somewhat infamous for their excessive distribution.
AOL chatroom game AOL battlers (although they have no official name) are computer applications intended to run along side of AOL in order to communicate with AOL chatrooms. Various uses include battles between users in the chatroom, scripts to generate special text formatting or a magic 8-ball.
AOL Instant Messenger AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) is an advertisement-supported proprietary freeware instant messaging and presence computer program, released by AOL in May of 1997, which uses the OSCAR instant messaging protocol and the TOC protocol.
AOL OpenRide AOL OpenRide is an Internet application suite made by AOL that combines e-mail, instant-messaging, a web browser and a media player in one window. Anyone can download it for free, but to use the E-mail and AIM panes, you are required to sign in with an AOL or AIM screenname.
AOL search data scandal On August 4 2006, AOL released a compressed text file on one of its websites containing twenty million search keywords for over 650,000 users over a 3-month period, intended for research purposes. AOL pulled the file from public access by the 7th, but not before it had been mirrored, P2P-shared and seeded via BitTorrent.
AOL Sessions EP (iTunes Exclusive) AOL Sessions EP (iTunes Exclusive) is Dashboard Confessional's fourth EP released exclusively on iTunes. It contains three recordings from AOL Music Sessions (found free online) and an acoustic version of "Stolen" previously released with pre-orders of Dusk and Summer purchased on iTunes.
AOL TopSpeed Super Bowl XXXVIII Halftime Show The AOL TopSpeed Super Bowl XXXVIII Halftime Show was a halftime segment on the TV program The NFL on CBS at Super Bowl XXXVIII. The show was sponsored by America Online's TopSpeed software for dial-up Internet service.
AOLserver Dynamic Pages In computer science, AOLserver Dynamic Pages (or ADP) is the name of the server-side technology employed by AOLserver to dynamically create web pages. The web developer exploits ADP by embedding ADP-extended Tcl commands in HTML source code.
AOpen AOpen is a major electronics manufacturer from Taiwan that makes computers and parts for computers, including motherboards, optical disk drives, and input devices. They are perhaps most well known for their "Mobile on Desktop" (MoDT) solutions, which implements Intel]'s [[Pentium M platform on desktop motherboards.
AOPIS Aviation Organophosphate Information Site (AOPIS) is a non profit group set up by airline crews originally in Australia in 2001. AOPIS provides campaigns and provides information by way of articles, scientific papers, research papers, governmental policy and a documentary, on the medical and flights safety issues relating to exposure to contaminated air on commercial and military aircraft.
AOS/VS Data General wrote operating systems for its hardware: DOS and RDOS for the Nova, AOS/VS and AOS/VS II for the Eclipse MV line, and a modified version of System V Unix called DG/UX for the Eclipse MV and AViiON machines. The AOS/VS software was far more advanced than competing PDP-11 operating systems, and was retained, running as a 16-bit compatibility application for the MV/8000, where Digital's VAX-VMS was entirely new.
AOV Adult Movie Channel AOV Adult Movie Channel is a Canadian category 2 subscription based television channel available through satellite and digital cable. The channel broadcasts explicit adult feature films that are scheduled by genre specifically for each viewing demographic.
Ap (water) Ap () is the Vedic Sanskrit term for "water", in Classical Sanskrit occurring only in the plural, (sometimes re-analysed as a thematic singular, ), whence Hindi . The term is from PIE hxap "water"
Ap Chau Ap Chau (鴨洲), meaning duck island / gigolo island, or also kwown as Robinson Island is an esoteric island in the Crooked Harbour, in the north-eastern New Territories of Hong Kong. It is located in Ap Chau Bay (鴨洲海).
Ap Chau Mei Pak Tun Pai Ap Chau Mei Pak Tun Pai (鴨洲尾白墩排) is a small island in the Crooked Harbour near Ap Lo Chun between Ap Chau and Sai Ap Chau in the north-eastern New Territories of Hong Kong. It is located in Ap Chau Bay (鴨洲海).
Ap Chau Pak Tun Pai Ap Chau Pak Tun Pai (鴨洲白墩排) is a small island in the Crooked Harbour near Ap Lo Chun between Ap Chau and Sai Ap Chau in the north-eastern New Territories of Hong Kong. It is located in Ap Chau Bay (鴨洲海).
Ap Lo Chun Ap Lo Chun (鴨螺ćĄ) is a small island in Crooked Harbour in the north-eastern New Territories of Hong Kong. It is located in Ap Chau Bay (鴨洲海), between Ap Chau and Sai Ap Chau, with Ap Tan Pai nearby .
Ap-41 process The Ap-41 process is an obsolete colour reversal process used generally until 1983 for photographic films such as Agfa CT18. It is significantly different from other colour reversal processes such as Ektachrome and Kodachrome
Ap180 AP180 is a protein that plays an important role in clathrin-mediated endocytosis of synaptic vesicles. It is capable of simultaneously binding both membrane lipids (via an ANTH domain) and clathrin and is therefore thought to recruit clathrin to the membrane of newly invaginating vesicles.
Apa Khan In Chinese history, Talopien (Dalobien, Apo-Qaghan, Apa, Ahbo, Daluobian, 大邏便, éżćł˘ĺŹŻć±—) son of Mukhan, declared himself Qaghan of the GöktĂĽrk Empire, in defiance of the council. His claim of power came from the will of his predecessor Taspar.
Apa Vie In Romanian mythology, Apa Vie (literally translated as "Living Water" but more accurately as "Water of Life") means the water from which heroes drink so that they come back to life after healing their wounds.
Apabhramsha Apabhramsha is a term used by Sanskrit grammarians since Patanjali to refer to dialects of North India that deviate from the norm of Sanskrit grammar. The term apabhramsha literally means "corrupt" or non-standard language.
ApadÄna The ApadÄna (from Sanskrit ava-dÄna, "a great or glorious act") is a collection of biographical stories found in the Khuddaka Nikaya of the PÄli Canon. It is thought by some to be a later addition to the canon, composed during the 1st and 2nd century BCE and adopted as a canonical text at the second or third Buddhist council.
Apadravya Like the ampallang, the apadravya is a piercing that passes through the glans penis. While the ampallang passes horizontally through the glans, the apadravya passes vertically through the glans from top to bottom, almost always placed centrally and passing through the urethra.
Apaf-1 Apaf-1 (apoptotic protease activating factor 1) is a cytosolic protein involved in cell death or apoptosis. When Cytochrome c is released from the mitochondria, it interacts with Apaf-1 and dATP to form the apoptosome, a large oligomeric protein complex which can activate caspase 9.
ApagĂłn ApagĂłn (in Spanish, literally, blackout) is a form of protest that was employed several times in some large cities of Argentina, during the economic crisis at the beginning of the 2000s. The justification for a blackout as a form of protest was a rejection of the proposed increase of fees of electricity and other basic services.
Apaharan Apaharan (Hindi: "Kidnapped") is a 2005 Hindi film released on the December 2 2005 and is directed by Prakash Jha and stars Ajay Devgan and Nana Patekar in main roles. It is the story of a complex relationship and clashing ideologies between a father and a son set in the backdrop of the kidnapping industry in the western state of Bihar, India.
Apache Apache is the collective name for several culturally related groups of Native Americans in the United States, aboriginal inhabitants of North America, who speak a Southern Athabaskan (Apachean) language. The modern term excludes the related Navajo people.
Apache (dance move) The Apache is the name, used in Lindy Hop, for a dance move in which the man guides the woman's arm around her back at waist level, taking that hand in his other hand. Typically, the man puts the woman's right hand behind her back, taking her hand in his right hand.
Apache (dance) Apache is a highly dramatic dance associated in popular culture with Parisian street culture in the beginning of 20th century. The name of the dance is pronounced ah-PAHSH (not ah-PATCH-ee, like the Native American tribe).
Apache 3 Apache 3 is a 3D scrolling shoot 'em up arcade game released by Tatsumi (and Data East in the USA) in 1988. You control a yellow AH-64 Apache helicopter with weapons and shoot everything in the air and on the ground.
Apache Avalon Apache Avalon is a computer software framework developed in 1999 as a project to provide a reusable component framework for container (server) applications. Avalon pioneered the use of Design Patterns such as Separation of concerns and Inversion of Control (IoC).
Apache Axis Apache Axis is an open source, Java and XML based Web service framework consisting of an implementation of the SOAP server, and various utilities and API's for generating and deploying Web service applications. Using Apache Axis, developers can create interoperable, distributed computing applications.
Apache Cocoon In software, Apache Cocoon, usually just called Cocoon, is a web application framework built around the concepts of pipeline, separation of concerns and component-based web development. The framework focuses on XML and XSLT publishing and is built using the Java programming language.
Apache Derby Apache Derby is a Java-based Relational Database Management System that can be embedded in Java programs and used for online transaction processing (OLTP). A platform-independent, small-footprint (2Â MB) database, Derby integrates tightly with any Java-based solution.
Apache HTTP Server The Apache HTTP Server is a web server for Unix-like systems, Microsoft Windows, Novell NetWare and other operating systems. Apache is notable for playing a key role in the initial growth of the World Wide Web.
Apache Chief Apache Chief is a fictional Native American superhero from the animated series <I>Super Friends</I> created by Hanna-Barbera. He was one of the new heroes added to the character line-up in 1977 (along with Black Vulcan, Rima the Jungle Girl, El Dorado and Samurai) to increase the number of non-white characters in the Super Friends ranks.
Apache Indian (musician) Apache Indian is the stage name of reggae dee jay Steven Kapur (born on 11 May, 1967 in Handsworth, Birmingham). He introduced bhangra raggamuffin - also known as bhangramuffin - to the world with his first album "No Reservations" (produced by Simon & Diamond, Phil Chill, Robert Livingston, Bobby Digital and Sly Dunbar) in 1993.
Apache Jackrabbit Apache Jackrabbit is an open source content repository for the Java platform. The Jackrabbit project was started on August 28, 2004, when Day Software licensed an initial implementation of the Java Content Repository API (JCR).
Apache James The Apache Java Enterprise Mail Server (also known as Apache James) is a 100% pure Java SMTP and POP3 Mail server and NNTP News server. Apache has designed James to be a complete and portable enterprise mail engine solution based on currently available open protocols.
Apache Lake (Arizona) Apache Lake is one of four artificial reservoirs created along the Salt River in central Arizona as part of the Salt River Project. The lake is located near the Apache Trail about 65 miles (104 km) northeast of Phoenix.
Apache Lenya Apache Lenya is a Java/XML open-source content management system based on the Apache Cocoon content management framework. Features include revision control, scheduling, search capabilities, workflow support, and browser-based WYSIWYG editors.
Apache Maven Maven is a software tool for Java programming language project management and automated software build. It is similar in functionality to the Apache Ant tool (and to a lesser extent, PHP's PEAR and Perl's CPAN), but has a simpler build configuration model, based on an XML format.
Apache Nugget Casino The Apache Nugget Casino is located 15 miles north of Cuba, New Mexico, at the junctions of highway 550 and highway 537. The casino is operated by the Apache Nugget Corporation (ANC) which oversees all gaming activity for the Jicarilla Apache Nation.
Apache OFBiz Apache Open For Business (Apache OFBiz) is Open Source automation software that is an Apache Top Level Project. As automation software it comprises a mature suite of enterprise applications that integrate and automate many of the business process of an enterprise.
Apache Pine The Apache Pine (Pinus engelmannii) is a tree of Northern Mexico, in the Sierra Madre Occidental with its range extending a short distance into the United States in southwestern New Mexico and southeastern Arizona. This pine is a medium-sized species with a height of 20-30 m and a trunk diameter of 35-80 cm.
Apache Point Observatory Lunar Laser-ranging Operation The Apache Point Observatory Lunar Laser-ranging Operation, or APOLLO, is a project at the Apache Point Observatory in New Mexico. It is an extension and advancement of the Lunar Laser Ranging Experiment, which uses retroreflectors on the Moon to track changes in lunar orbital distance and motion.
Apache Railway The Apache Railway is an Arizona shortline railroad that operates from a connection with the BNSF Railway at Holbrook to the Abitibi paper mill at Snowflake, Arizona, 38 miles. The APA was acquired by Abitibi Consolidated from the Stone Container Corporation in 1999.
Apache Roller Roller Weblogger is a Java-based, full-featured, Multi-blog, Multi-user, Open Source weblog server. Roller was originally written by Dave Johnson in 2002 for a magazine article on open source development tools, but became popular at FreeRoller.
Apache ServiceMix Apache ServiceMix is an enteprise class open source distributed enterprise service bus (ESB) and service-oriented architecture (SOA) toolkit. It was built from the ground up on the semantics and APIs of the Java Business Integration (JBI) specification JSR 208 and released under the Apache License.
Apache Software Foundation The Apache Software Foundation (ASF) is a non-profit corporation (classified as 501(c)(3) in the United States) to support Apache software projects, including the Apache HTTP Server. The ASF was formed from the Apache Group and incorporated in Delaware, USA, in June 1999.
Apache Strike Apache Strike is a 3D helicopter game first developed for the Apple Macintosh in 1987. Its objective is flying an Apache helicopter through a rudimentary hidden line-rendered cityscape in order to destroy the enemy's strategic defense computer.
Apache Tomcat Apache Tomcat is a web container developed at the Apache Software Foundation (ASF). Tomcat implements the servlet and the JavaServer Pages (JSP) specifications from Sun Microsystems, providing an environment for Java code to run in cooperation with a web server.
Apache Trail The Apache Trail in Arizona was originally a stagecoach trail that ran through the Superstition Mountains. It was named the Apache Trail after the Apache Indians who originally used this trail to move through the Superstition Mountains.
Apache Tuscany Apache Tuscany provides a SOA infrastructure and programming model that enables uniform access to services implemented in heterogeneous technologies, uniform processing model for service data exchanged across service networks and enables uniform access to data residing in heterogeneous data sources (RDB, XML, ...).
Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest At 2 million acres (8000 km²), the Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests runs along the Mogollon Rim (pronounced muggy-own rim) and the White Mountains in east-central Arizona and extending into New Mexico, USA. Both forests are managed as one unit by USDA Forest Service from the forest headquarters in Springerville, Arizona.
Apache2Triad Apache2Triad is a WAMP stack software distribution of some of the most popular open source servers and interpreters for developing and providing web content using windows, that is programming and webhosting, and it most notably contains :
ApacheBench ApacheBench is a command line computer program for measuring the performance of HTTP web servers, in particular the Apache HTTP Server. It was designed to give an idea of the performance that a given Apache installation can provide.
Apaches (Public Information Film) Apaches is the title of a full length Public Information Film (PIF) made in the UK in 1977. It was produced by Southern TV and shown extensively in the Southern, Anglia and Westward areas, before being shown either on film or videocassette in primary schools.
Apailana Queen Apailana (32–18 BBY), in the fictional Star Wars universe, is the successor to Queen Jamillia. Apailana appears briefly in Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith as she attends the funeral of the former Queen of Naboo, Padmé Amidala.
Apak Khoja Apak Khoja is an Ak Taghlik Naqshbandi sectarian ruler of post-Chagatay city state of Kashgar in modern day Xinjiang. He usurped power from the Chagatay dynasty of Yarkand by inviting Dzungar invaders through the secret diplomacy of the Dalai Lama.
Apala Apala is a musical genre, originally derived from the Yoruba people of Nigeria. It is a percussion-based style that developed in the late 1930s, when it was used to wake worshippers after fasting during the Islamic holy month of Ramadan.
Apalachee The Apalachee were an Indian tribe that lived in Apalachee Province, Florida until the tribe was largely destroyed and dispersed in the 18th century. They lived between the Aucilla River and Ochlockonee River, at the head of Apalachee Bay, and were first encountered by Spanish explorers in the 16th century.
Apalachee Bay Apalachee Bay is an arm of the Gulf of Mexico occupying an indentation of the Florida coast to the west of where the Florida peninsula joins the United States mainland. It is bordered by Taylor, Jefferson, Wakulla and Franklin counties.
Apalachicola (disambiguation) Apalachicola is name given to numerous Native American settlements in the southeastern United States. The word was used frequently by the French and Spanish during the 18th century to refer to the Lower Creek Indians settled on the Chattahoochee River in what is now Alabama.
Apalachicola Historic District The Apalachicola Historic District is a historic district in Apalachicola, Florida. It is bounded by the Apalachicola River, Apalachicola Bay, 17th and Jefferson Streets, encompasses approximately 4600 acres, and contains 652 historic buildings.
Apalone Apalone is a genus of turtles commonly referred to as softshell turtles, native primarily to the United States, but also found in Canada and Mexico. They were once classified in the genus Trionyx, but the genus was split between species found in Asia and the species found in North America.
Apamea (Babylonia) Apamea or Apameia (Greek: Απάμεια) was an ancient city – and possibly two ancient cities lying close together – of Babylonia, Mesopotamia mentioned by Stephanus of Byzantium and Pliny as situated near the Tigris near the confluence of the Euphrates, the precise location of which is still uncertain, but it lies in modern-day Iraq.
Apamea (Euphrates) Apamea or Apameia (Greek: Απάμεια) was a Hellenistic city on the left bank of the Euphrates, opposite the famous city of Zeugma, at the end of a bridge of boats (Greek: zeugma) connecting the two, founded by Seleucus I Nicator (Pliny, v. 21).
Apamea (Phrygia) Apamea or Apameia (Greek: Απάμεια) – previously, Kibotos (Greek: κιβωτός), hê Kibôtos or Cibotus – was an ancient city in Phrygia, Anatolia, founded by Antiochus I Soter (from whose mother, Apama, it received its name), near, but on lower ground than, Celaenae (Kelainai).
Apamea (Syria) Apamea or Apameia (Greek: Απάμεια; Arabic ŘŁŮاميا or آŮاميا, Afamia; Hebrew: ×פמי×, Apamia) – also called Pharnake, Pharmake, CherronĂŞsos, Pella, Fâmieh, Fami, Efamia, and Famia, and probably identical to Biblical Shepham – was a treasure city and stud-depot of the Seleucid kings, was capital of Apamene, on the right bank of the Orontes River. (Steph.
Apamea Myrlea Apamea Myrlea or Apamea Myrleon – Greek: Απάμεια ΜυĎλεανός, also transliterated as Apameia Myrleanos; formerly Brylleion and Myrlea (Greek: ΜύĎλεια, also transliterated as Murleia or Myrleia); Latin: Colonia Iulia Concordia; and also recorded as Apamena – was an ancient city on the Sea of Marmara, in Bithynia, Anatolia; the ruins are now found a few km south of Mudanya (Medania, Mutania), Bursa Province in the Asian part of Turkey. Founded by the Colophonians (Pliny v.
Apamea Ragiana Apamea Ragiana (Greek: Απάμεια) – Apamea Rhagiana, Apamea Raphiana, or Apameia Rhagiane; previously, Arsace, Khuvar, and Choara – was an ancient Hellenistic city of Choarene, Media (formerly Parthia), according to Strabo 500 stadia (ca. 15 km) south of the Caspian Gates, southeast of Rhagae.
Apantomancy Apantomancy is divination using articles at hand or things that present themselves by chance. The diviner works him/herself into a state of trance until an object or event is perceived and a divination worked out.
Aparajeyo Bangla Aparajeyo Bangla (Bangla: অপরাজেয় বাংলা) is one of the most well known sculptures dedicated to the Bangladesh Liberation War in 1971. It is located in the campus of Dhaka University, just in front to the Arts Building.
Aparigraha Aparigraha is the concept of non-possessiveness, being both a Jain concept and a part of the Raja Yoga or Ashtanga Yoga traditions. The term usually means to limit possessions to what is necessary or important, which changes with the time period, though sadhus would not have any possessions.
Aparima River The Aparima River is located in Southland, New Zealand. It has its headwaters in the Takitimu Mountains, south of Lake Te Anau, and flows south for 100 kilometres before entering Foveaux Strait near Riverton at the north end of Oreti Beach.
Aparna Popat Aparna Popat is an Indian Badminton player, ranked amongst the finest badminton players in the world. As a Badminton player she is known for her graceful movements on the court, deft volleys and immense concentration
Aparri, Cagayan Aparri is a 2nd class municipality in the province of Cagayan, Luzon, Philippines. Aparri sits at the mouth of the Cagayan River, the longest river in the country, about 55 miles north of Tuguegarao, the capital.
Aosdána Aosdána (; from "aos dána", Irish "people of the arts") is an association of people in Ireland who have achieved distinction in the arts. It was created in 1981 on the initiative of a group of writers and with support from the Arts Council of Ireland.
Aosta Valley The Aosta Valley (in Italian: Valle d'Aosta, French: Val d'Aoste or rarely Vallée d'Aoste, Arpitan: Val d'Outa) is a mountainous Region in north-western Italy. It is bordered by France to the west, Switzerland to the north and the region of Piedmont to the south and east.
Aotea (canoe) In MÄori tradition, Aotea is one of the canoes by which the MÄori migrated to New Zealand. It was a great double canoe built by Toto from half of a great tree from Hawaiki, the other half being used for the canoe Matahourua.
Aotea Harbour Aotea Harbour is one of three large natural inlets in the Tasman Sea coast of the Waikato region of New Zealand's North Island. It is located between Raglan Harbour to the north and Kawhia Harbour to the south, 30 kilometres southwest of Hamilton.
Aotea Lagoon Aotea Lagoon is a lagoon located just north of the Porirua city centre in New Zealand's North Island. It, as well as two other lagoons, were created from Porirua Harbour by the construction of a causeway for the North Island Main Trunk Railway, but when State Highway 1 was realigned to run alongside the railway, the lagoons were partially filled in.
Aotea Square Aotea Square is a large paved public area regarded as the centre of the city of Auckland City, New Zealand. Officially opened in 1979 by Sir Dove-Myer Robinson, it is used as the site for open-air concerts and gatherings, as well as markets and political rallies.
Aotearapa Aotearapa is a New Zealand-based amateur press association, run in association with New Zealand science fiction fandom, it caters primarily - but not exclusively - to science fiction fans. Founded by Greg Hills in 1979, it is New Zealand's only apa, and its longest-running science fiction-related publication.
Aotearoa (overture) Aotearoa is an overture written for orchestra by New Zealand composer Douglas Lilburn in 1940. The overture is one of three early works by Lilburn which center on the theme of national identity; the other two are 1944's Landfall in Unknown Seas, for narrator and orchestra, and the tone poem A Song of Islands of 1946.
Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party [Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party (sometimes known as the ALCP) is a small political party] in [[New Zealand (Aotearoa). It is dedicated to removing or reducing restrictions on the use of cannabis and similar substances.
Aotearoa Student Press Association The Aotearoa Student Press Association (ASPA) is an association of thirteen student newspapers and magazines that are published by the student associations of universities and polytechnics in Aotearoa (New Zealand).
Aotus (pea) Aotus is an Australian genus of flowering plants, within the legume family Fabaceae. Aotus species, together with other species of the tribe Mirbelieae, are often called Golden Peas because of their distinctive small yellow flowers.
Aoudaghost Aoudaghost, also known as Tegdaoust, was a major city in ancient mediaeval West Africa, lying in what is now southeast Mauritania. It was founded around the fifth century BC as a commercial centre at the southern end of trans-Saharan trade routes.
Aoyama Gakuin Aoyama Gakuin is an educational institute in Tokyo, Japan, which comprises Aoyama Gakuin University, Aoyama Gakuin Women’s Junior College, Aoyama Gakuin Senior High School, Aoyama Gakuin Junior High School, Aoyama Gakuin Elementary School, and Aoyama Gakuin Kindergarten.
Aoyama Harp is a Japanese manufacturer of pedal (concert) harps and folk (lever) harps. Originally founded as the Aoyama Musical Instrument Manufacturing Company by JitarĹŤ Aoyama in 1897 in Fukui, later generations of the family began the commercial manufacture of folk harps in the 1960s.
Aozora Bunko Aozora Bunko (青空文庫, the "Open Air Library") in Japan is a project similar to Project Gutenberg. It focuses on digitizing non-copyrighted texts under Japan's copyright law and distributing them for free.
Aozou Strip The Aozou Strip (alternatively, Aouzou Strip) is a strip of land in northern Chad which lies along the border with Libya, extending south to a depth of about 100 kilometers into Chad's Bourkou-Ennedi-Tibesti Region.
AO-51 AO-51 is the in-orbit name designation of an amateur radio satellite (AMSAT) of the OSCAR series; formerly known as ECHO. It was launched on June 29, 2004 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan on a Dnepr launch vehicle.
AOD: The San Francisco Animation Convention AOD: The San Francisco Animation Convention is a multigenre convention in San Francisco, California, containing animation screenings, cosplay, panels, guests, vendors, fandom, J-Rock, and more in reference to East Asian culture.
AOL Arena AOL Arena is the main stadium of Hamburg, Germany. It is the home ground of the Hamburger SV football team, the Hamburg Sea Devils of NFL Europa, and was one of the 12 stadiums used in the 2006 FIFA World Cup, which hosted four group games and a quarterfinal.
AOL Community Leader Program The AOL Community Leader Program or AOL CLP was the official name for the large group of volunteers who moderated chat rooms, message boards, and download libraries. It was established in the early 1990s, and discontinued in 2005.
AOL disk collecting AOL disk collecting is the collecting of CD-ROMs and diskettes distributed by the America Online company, containing computer software for accessing the America Online service. These CD-ROMs and diskettes are somewhat infamous for their excessive distribution.
AOL chatroom game AOL battlers (although they have no official name) are computer applications intended to run along side of AOL in order to communicate with AOL chatrooms. Various uses include battles between users in the chatroom, scripts to generate special text formatting or a magic 8-ball.
AOL Instant Messenger AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) is an advertisement-supported proprietary freeware instant messaging and presence computer program, released by AOL in May of 1997, which uses the OSCAR instant messaging protocol and the TOC protocol.
AOL OpenRide AOL OpenRide is an Internet application suite made by AOL that combines e-mail, instant-messaging, a web browser and a media player in one window. Anyone can download it for free, but to use the E-mail and AIM panes, you are required to sign in with an AOL or AIM screenname.
AOL search data scandal On August 4 2006, AOL released a compressed text file on one of its websites containing twenty million search keywords for over 650,000 users over a 3-month period, intended for research purposes. AOL pulled the file from public access by the 7th, but not before it had been mirrored, P2P-shared and seeded via BitTorrent.
AOL Sessions EP (iTunes Exclusive) AOL Sessions EP (iTunes Exclusive) is Dashboard Confessional's fourth EP released exclusively on iTunes. It contains three recordings from AOL Music Sessions (found free online) and an acoustic version of "Stolen" previously released with pre-orders of Dusk and Summer purchased on iTunes.
AOL TopSpeed Super Bowl XXXVIII Halftime Show The AOL TopSpeed Super Bowl XXXVIII Halftime Show was a halftime segment on the TV program The NFL on CBS at Super Bowl XXXVIII. The show was sponsored by America Online's TopSpeed software for dial-up Internet service.
AOLserver Dynamic Pages In computer science, AOLserver Dynamic Pages (or ADP) is the name of the server-side technology employed by AOLserver to dynamically create web pages. The web developer exploits ADP by embedding ADP-extended Tcl commands in HTML source code.
AOpen AOpen is a major electronics manufacturer from Taiwan that makes computers and parts for computers, including motherboards, optical disk drives, and input devices. They are perhaps most well known for their "Mobile on Desktop" (MoDT) solutions, which implements Intel]'s [[Pentium M platform on desktop motherboards.
AOPIS Aviation Organophosphate Information Site (AOPIS) is a non profit group set up by airline crews originally in Australia in 2001. AOPIS provides campaigns and provides information by way of articles, scientific papers, research papers, governmental policy and a documentary, on the medical and flights safety issues relating to exposure to contaminated air on commercial and military aircraft.
AOS/VS Data General wrote operating systems for its hardware: DOS and RDOS for the Nova, AOS/VS and AOS/VS II for the Eclipse MV line, and a modified version of System V Unix called DG/UX for the Eclipse MV and AViiON machines. The AOS/VS software was far more advanced than competing PDP-11 operating systems, and was retained, running as a 16-bit compatibility application for the MV/8000, where Digital's VAX-VMS was entirely new.
AOV Adult Movie Channel AOV Adult Movie Channel is a Canadian category 2 subscription based television channel available through satellite and digital cable. The channel broadcasts explicit adult feature films that are scheduled by genre specifically for each viewing demographic.
Ap (water) Ap () is the Vedic Sanskrit term for "water", in Classical Sanskrit occurring only in the plural, (sometimes re-analysed as a thematic singular, ), whence Hindi . The term is from PIE hxap "water"
Ap Chau Ap Chau (鴨洲), meaning duck island / gigolo island, or also kwown as Robinson Island is an esoteric island in the Crooked Harbour, in the north-eastern New Territories of Hong Kong. It is located in Ap Chau Bay (鴨洲海).
Ap Chau Mei Pak Tun Pai Ap Chau Mei Pak Tun Pai (鴨洲尾白墩排) is a small island in the Crooked Harbour near Ap Lo Chun between Ap Chau and Sai Ap Chau in the north-eastern New Territories of Hong Kong. It is located in Ap Chau Bay (鴨洲海).
Ap Chau Pak Tun Pai Ap Chau Pak Tun Pai (鴨洲白墩排) is a small island in the Crooked Harbour near Ap Lo Chun between Ap Chau and Sai Ap Chau in the north-eastern New Territories of Hong Kong. It is located in Ap Chau Bay (鴨洲海).
Ap Lo Chun Ap Lo Chun (鴨螺ćĄ) is a small island in Crooked Harbour in the north-eastern New Territories of Hong Kong. It is located in Ap Chau Bay (鴨洲海), between Ap Chau and Sai Ap Chau, with Ap Tan Pai nearby .
Ap-41 process The Ap-41 process is an obsolete colour reversal process used generally until 1983 for photographic films such as Agfa CT18. It is significantly different from other colour reversal processes such as Ektachrome and Kodachrome
Ap180 AP180 is a protein that plays an important role in clathrin-mediated endocytosis of synaptic vesicles. It is capable of simultaneously binding both membrane lipids (via an ANTH domain) and clathrin and is therefore thought to recruit clathrin to the membrane of newly invaginating vesicles.
Apa Khan In Chinese history, Talopien (Dalobien, Apo-Qaghan, Apa, Ahbo, Daluobian, 大邏便, éżćł˘ĺŹŻć±—) son of Mukhan, declared himself Qaghan of the GöktĂĽrk Empire, in defiance of the council. His claim of power came from the will of his predecessor Taspar.
Apa Vie In Romanian mythology, Apa Vie (literally translated as "Living Water" but more accurately as "Water of Life") means the water from which heroes drink so that they come back to life after healing their wounds.
Apabhramsha Apabhramsha is a term used by Sanskrit grammarians since Patanjali to refer to dialects of North India that deviate from the norm of Sanskrit grammar. The term apabhramsha literally means "corrupt" or non-standard language.
ApadÄna The ApadÄna (from Sanskrit ava-dÄna, "a great or glorious act") is a collection of biographical stories found in the Khuddaka Nikaya of the PÄli Canon. It is thought by some to be a later addition to the canon, composed during the 1st and 2nd century BCE and adopted as a canonical text at the second or third Buddhist council.
Apadravya Like the ampallang, the apadravya is a piercing that passes through the glans penis. While the ampallang passes horizontally through the glans, the apadravya passes vertically through the glans from top to bottom, almost always placed centrally and passing through the urethra.
Apaf-1 Apaf-1 (apoptotic protease activating factor 1) is a cytosolic protein involved in cell death or apoptosis. When Cytochrome c is released from the mitochondria, it interacts with Apaf-1 and dATP to form the apoptosome, a large oligomeric protein complex which can activate caspase 9.
ApagĂłn ApagĂłn (in Spanish, literally, blackout) is a form of protest that was employed several times in some large cities of Argentina, during the economic crisis at the beginning of the 2000s. The justification for a blackout as a form of protest was a rejection of the proposed increase of fees of electricity and other basic services.
Apaharan Apaharan (Hindi: "Kidnapped") is a 2005 Hindi film released on the December 2 2005 and is directed by Prakash Jha and stars Ajay Devgan and Nana Patekar in main roles. It is the story of a complex relationship and clashing ideologies between a father and a son set in the backdrop of the kidnapping industry in the western state of Bihar, India.
Apache Apache is the collective name for several culturally related groups of Native Americans in the United States, aboriginal inhabitants of North America, who speak a Southern Athabaskan (Apachean) language. The modern term excludes the related Navajo people.
Apache (dance move) The Apache is the name, used in Lindy Hop, for a dance move in which the man guides the woman's arm around her back at waist level, taking that hand in his other hand. Typically, the man puts the woman's right hand behind her back, taking her hand in his right hand.
Apache (dance) Apache is a highly dramatic dance associated in popular culture with Parisian street culture in the beginning of 20th century. The name of the dance is pronounced ah-PAHSH (not ah-PATCH-ee, like the Native American tribe).
Apache 3 Apache 3 is a 3D scrolling shoot 'em up arcade game released by Tatsumi (and Data East in the USA) in 1988. You control a yellow AH-64 Apache helicopter with weapons and shoot everything in the air and on the ground.
Apache Avalon Apache Avalon is a computer software framework developed in 1999 as a project to provide a reusable component framework for container (server) applications. Avalon pioneered the use of Design Patterns such as Separation of concerns and Inversion of Control (IoC).
Apache Axis Apache Axis is an open source, Java and XML based Web service framework consisting of an implementation of the SOAP server, and various utilities and API's for generating and deploying Web service applications. Using Apache Axis, developers can create interoperable, distributed computing applications.
Apache Cocoon In software, Apache Cocoon, usually just called Cocoon, is a web application framework built around the concepts of pipeline, separation of concerns and component-based web development. The framework focuses on XML and XSLT publishing and is built using the Java programming language.
Apache Derby Apache Derby is a Java-based Relational Database Management System that can be embedded in Java programs and used for online transaction processing (OLTP). A platform-independent, small-footprint (2Â MB) database, Derby integrates tightly with any Java-based solution.
Apache HTTP Server The Apache HTTP Server is a web server for Unix-like systems, Microsoft Windows, Novell NetWare and other operating systems. Apache is notable for playing a key role in the initial growth of the World Wide Web.
Apache Chief Apache Chief is a fictional Native American superhero from the animated series <I>Super Friends</I> created by Hanna-Barbera. He was one of the new heroes added to the character line-up in 1977 (along with Black Vulcan, Rima the Jungle Girl, El Dorado and Samurai) to increase the number of non-white characters in the Super Friends ranks.
Apache Indian (musician) Apache Indian is the stage name of reggae dee jay Steven Kapur (born on 11 May, 1967 in Handsworth, Birmingham). He introduced bhangra raggamuffin - also known as bhangramuffin - to the world with his first album "No Reservations" (produced by Simon & Diamond, Phil Chill, Robert Livingston, Bobby Digital and Sly Dunbar) in 1993.
Apache Jackrabbit Apache Jackrabbit is an open source content repository for the Java platform. The Jackrabbit project was started on August 28, 2004, when Day Software licensed an initial implementation of the Java Content Repository API (JCR).
Apache James The Apache Java Enterprise Mail Server (also known as Apache James) is a 100% pure Java SMTP and POP3 Mail server and NNTP News server. Apache has designed James to be a complete and portable enterprise mail engine solution based on currently available open protocols.
Apache Lake (Arizona) Apache Lake is one of four artificial reservoirs created along the Salt River in central Arizona as part of the Salt River Project. The lake is located near the Apache Trail about 65 miles (104 km) northeast of Phoenix.
Apache Lenya Apache Lenya is a Java/XML open-source content management system based on the Apache Cocoon content management framework. Features include revision control, scheduling, search capabilities, workflow support, and browser-based WYSIWYG editors.
Apache Maven Maven is a software tool for Java programming language project management and automated software build. It is similar in functionality to the Apache Ant tool (and to a lesser extent, PHP's PEAR and Perl's CPAN), but has a simpler build configuration model, based on an XML format.
Apache Nugget Casino The Apache Nugget Casino is located 15 miles north of Cuba, New Mexico, at the junctions of highway 550 and highway 537. The casino is operated by the Apache Nugget Corporation (ANC) which oversees all gaming activity for the Jicarilla Apache Nation.
Apache OFBiz Apache Open For Business (Apache OFBiz) is Open Source automation software that is an Apache Top Level Project. As automation software it comprises a mature suite of enterprise applications that integrate and automate many of the business process of an enterprise.
Apache Pine The Apache Pine (Pinus engelmannii) is a tree of Northern Mexico, in the Sierra Madre Occidental with its range extending a short distance into the United States in southwestern New Mexico and southeastern Arizona. This pine is a medium-sized species with a height of 20-30 m and a trunk diameter of 35-80 cm.
Apache Point Observatory Lunar Laser-ranging Operation The Apache Point Observatory Lunar Laser-ranging Operation, or APOLLO, is a project at the Apache Point Observatory in New Mexico. It is an extension and advancement of the Lunar Laser Ranging Experiment, which uses retroreflectors on the Moon to track changes in lunar orbital distance and motion.
Apache Railway The Apache Railway is an Arizona shortline railroad that operates from a connection with the BNSF Railway at Holbrook to the Abitibi paper mill at Snowflake, Arizona, 38 miles. The APA was acquired by Abitibi Consolidated from the Stone Container Corporation in 1999.
Apache Roller Roller Weblogger is a Java-based, full-featured, Multi-blog, Multi-user, Open Source weblog server. Roller was originally written by Dave Johnson in 2002 for a magazine article on open source development tools, but became popular at FreeRoller.
Apache ServiceMix Apache ServiceMix is an enteprise class open source distributed enterprise service bus (ESB) and service-oriented architecture (SOA) toolkit. It was built from the ground up on the semantics and APIs of the Java Business Integration (JBI) specification JSR 208 and released under the Apache License.
Apache Software Foundation The Apache Software Foundation (ASF) is a non-profit corporation (classified as 501(c)(3) in the United States) to support Apache software projects, including the Apache HTTP Server. The ASF was formed from the Apache Group and incorporated in Delaware, USA, in June 1999.
Apache Strike Apache Strike is a 3D helicopter game first developed for the Apple Macintosh in 1987. Its objective is flying an Apache helicopter through a rudimentary hidden line-rendered cityscape in order to destroy the enemy's strategic defense computer.
Apache Tomcat Apache Tomcat is a web container developed at the Apache Software Foundation (ASF). Tomcat implements the servlet and the JavaServer Pages (JSP) specifications from Sun Microsystems, providing an environment for Java code to run in cooperation with a web server.
Apache Trail The Apache Trail in Arizona was originally a stagecoach trail that ran through the Superstition Mountains. It was named the Apache Trail after the Apache Indians who originally used this trail to move through the Superstition Mountains.
Apache Tuscany Apache Tuscany provides a SOA infrastructure and programming model that enables uniform access to services implemented in heterogeneous technologies, uniform processing model for service data exchanged across service networks and enables uniform access to data residing in heterogeneous data sources (RDB, XML, ...).
Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest At 2 million acres (8000 km²), the Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests runs along the Mogollon Rim (pronounced muggy-own rim) and the White Mountains in east-central Arizona and extending into New Mexico, USA. Both forests are managed as one unit by USDA Forest Service from the forest headquarters in Springerville, Arizona.
Apache2Triad Apache2Triad is a WAMP stack software distribution of some of the most popular open source servers and interpreters for developing and providing web content using windows, that is programming and webhosting, and it most notably contains :
ApacheBench ApacheBench is a command line computer program for measuring the performance of HTTP web servers, in particular the Apache HTTP Server. It was designed to give an idea of the performance that a given Apache installation can provide.
Apaches (Public Information Film) Apaches is the title of a full length Public Information Film (PIF) made in the UK in 1977. It was produced by Southern TV and shown extensively in the Southern, Anglia and Westward areas, before being shown either on film or videocassette in primary schools.
Apailana Queen Apailana (32–18 BBY), in the fictional Star Wars universe, is the successor to Queen Jamillia. Apailana appears briefly in Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith as she attends the funeral of the former Queen of Naboo, Padmé Amidala.
Apak Khoja Apak Khoja is an Ak Taghlik Naqshbandi sectarian ruler of post-Chagatay city state of Kashgar in modern day Xinjiang. He usurped power from the Chagatay dynasty of Yarkand by inviting Dzungar invaders through the secret diplomacy of the Dalai Lama.
Apala Apala is a musical genre, originally derived from the Yoruba people of Nigeria. It is a percussion-based style that developed in the late 1930s, when it was used to wake worshippers after fasting during the Islamic holy month of Ramadan.
Apalachee The Apalachee were an Indian tribe that lived in Apalachee Province, Florida until the tribe was largely destroyed and dispersed in the 18th century. They lived between the Aucilla River and Ochlockonee River, at the head of Apalachee Bay, and were first encountered by Spanish explorers in the 16th century.
Apalachee Bay Apalachee Bay is an arm of the Gulf of Mexico occupying an indentation of the Florida coast to the west of where the Florida peninsula joins the United States mainland. It is bordered by Taylor, Jefferson, Wakulla and Franklin counties.
Apalachicola (disambiguation) Apalachicola is name given to numerous Native American settlements in the southeastern United States. The word was used frequently by the French and Spanish during the 18th century to refer to the Lower Creek Indians settled on the Chattahoochee River in what is now Alabama.
Apalachicola Historic District The Apalachicola Historic District is a historic district in Apalachicola, Florida. It is bounded by the Apalachicola River, Apalachicola Bay, 17th and Jefferson Streets, encompasses approximately 4600 acres, and contains 652 historic buildings.
Apalone Apalone is a genus of turtles commonly referred to as softshell turtles, native primarily to the United States, but also found in Canada and Mexico. They were once classified in the genus Trionyx, but the genus was split between species found in Asia and the species found in North America.
Apamea (Babylonia) Apamea or Apameia (Greek: Απάμεια) was an ancient city – and possibly two ancient cities lying close together – of Babylonia, Mesopotamia mentioned by Stephanus of Byzantium and Pliny as situated near the Tigris near the confluence of the Euphrates, the precise location of which is still uncertain, but it lies in modern-day Iraq.
Apamea (Euphrates) Apamea or Apameia (Greek: Απάμεια) was a Hellenistic city on the left bank of the Euphrates, opposite the famous city of Zeugma, at the end of a bridge of boats (Greek: zeugma) connecting the two, founded by Seleucus I Nicator (Pliny, v. 21).
Apamea (Phrygia) Apamea or Apameia (Greek: Απάμεια) – previously, Kibotos (Greek: κιβωτός), hê Kibôtos or Cibotus – was an ancient city in Phrygia, Anatolia, founded by Antiochus I Soter (from whose mother, Apama, it received its name), near, but on lower ground than, Celaenae (Kelainai).
Apamea (Syria) Apamea or Apameia (Greek: Απάμεια; Arabic ŘŁŮاميا or آŮاميا, Afamia; Hebrew: ×פמי×, Apamia) – also called Pharnake, Pharmake, CherronĂŞsos, Pella, Fâmieh, Fami, Efamia, and Famia, and probably identical to Biblical Shepham – was a treasure city and stud-depot of the Seleucid kings, was capital of Apamene, on the right bank of the Orontes River. (Steph.
Apamea Myrlea Apamea Myrlea or Apamea Myrleon – Greek: Απάμεια ΜυĎλεανός, also transliterated as Apameia Myrleanos; formerly Brylleion and Myrlea (Greek: ΜύĎλεια, also transliterated as Murleia or Myrleia); Latin: Colonia Iulia Concordia; and also recorded as Apamena – was an ancient city on the Sea of Marmara, in Bithynia, Anatolia; the ruins are now found a few km south of Mudanya (Medania, Mutania), Bursa Province in the Asian part of Turkey. Founded by the Colophonians (Pliny v.
Apamea Ragiana Apamea Ragiana (Greek: Απάμεια) – Apamea Rhagiana, Apamea Raphiana, or Apameia Rhagiane; previously, Arsace, Khuvar, and Choara – was an ancient Hellenistic city of Choarene, Media (formerly Parthia), according to Strabo 500 stadia (ca. 15 km) south of the Caspian Gates, southeast of Rhagae.
Apantomancy Apantomancy is divination using articles at hand or things that present themselves by chance. The diviner works him/herself into a state of trance until an object or event is perceived and a divination worked out.
Aparajeyo Bangla Aparajeyo Bangla (Bangla: অপরাজেয় বাংলা) is one of the most well known sculptures dedicated to the Bangladesh Liberation War in 1971. It is located in the campus of Dhaka University, just in front to the Arts Building.
Aparigraha Aparigraha is the concept of non-possessiveness, being both a Jain concept and a part of the Raja Yoga or Ashtanga Yoga traditions. The term usually means to limit possessions to what is necessary or important, which changes with the time period, though sadhus would not have any possessions.
Aparima River The Aparima River is located in Southland, New Zealand. It has its headwaters in the Takitimu Mountains, south of Lake Te Anau, and flows south for 100 kilometres before entering Foveaux Strait near Riverton at the north end of Oreti Beach.
Aparna Popat Aparna Popat is an Indian Badminton player, ranked amongst the finest badminton players in the world. As a Badminton player she is known for her graceful movements on the court, deft volleys and immense concentration
Aparri, Cagayan Aparri is a 2nd class municipality in the province of Cagayan, Luzon, Philippines. Aparri sits at the mouth of the Cagayan River, the longest river in the country, about 55 miles north of Tuguegarao, the capital.
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