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Arete (excellence) Arete (Greek: , pronounced in English ) in its basic sense means "goodness" or "excellence" of any kind. In its earliest appearance in Greek this notion of excellence was bound up with the notion of the fulfillment of purpose or function; the act of living up to one's full potential.
Aretha Franklin Aretha Louise Franklin (born March 25, 1942) is an American gospel, soul and R&B singer born in Memphis, Tennessee, but raised in Detroit, Michigan. She has been called for many years "The Queen Of Soul", but many also call her "Lady Soul," as well as the more affectionate "Sister Re".
Arethas of Caesarea Arethas of Caesarea was born at Patrae, Greece, about 860; was, like all the eminent men of that time, a disciple of Photius. He became Archbishop of Caesarea early in the 10th century, and is reckoned one of the most scholarly theologians of the Greek Church.
Arethusa class cruiser (1934) The Arethusa class was a class of four light cruisers built for the Royal Navy between 1933 and 1937 and that served in World War II. It had been intended to construct six ships, but the last pair, Polyphemus and Minotaur were ordered in 1934 as the 9,100 ton Town class Southampton and Newcastle
Areti (Ilia), Greece Areti (Greek: Αρετή) is a community located about 500 m north of GR-9/E55 at the community hall and a square (plateia) in the municipality of Lechaina and the prefecture of Ilia. Distance from Lechaina is 5 km NE, 2 km W of Kourtesi, 55 km SW of Patras and 42 km (old 44 km) NW of Pyrgos.
Areva AREVA () is a France-based multinational industrial conglomerate that deals in energy, especially in nuclear power. The parent company is incorporated under French law as a société anonyme (public corporation).
Areva NC Areva NC, formerly Cogema (Compagnie générale des matières nucléaires, name changed in march 2006), a French company created in 1976 as a wholly owned subsidiary of the AREVA group, is an industrial group active in uranium mining, conversion and enrichment through spent fuel reprocessing and recycling. Cogéma is present in France and COGEMA and its subsidiaries are active in more than 30 countries.
Arf invariant In mathematics, the Arf invariant, named after Cahit Arf, who introduced it in 1941, is an element of F2 associated to a non-singular quadratic form over the field F2 with 2 elements, equal to the most common value of the quadratic form. Two such quadratic forms are isomorphic if and only if they have the same Arf invariant.
Arf invariant (knot) In the mathematical field of knot theory, the Arf invariant of a knot, named after Cahit Arf, is a knot invariant obtained from a quadratic form associated to a Seifert surface. If F is a Seifert surface of a knot, then the homology group H1(F, Z/2Z) has a quadratic form whose value is the number of full twists mod 2 in a neighborhood of an imbedded circle representing an element of the homology group.
Arf6 ADP-ribosylation factor 6 (ARF6) is a member of the ADP ribosylation factor family of GTP-binding proteins. ARF6 has a variety of cellular functions that are frequently involved in trafficking of biological membranes and transmembrane protein cargo.
Arfa Karim Arfa Karim Randhawa (Urdu: عارفہ کریم), a girl from the city of Faisalabad in Pakistan, who in 2005 at the age of 9, became one of the youngest Microsoft Certified Professionals (MCPs) in the world. The same year, she was invited to visit the Microsoft headquarters in Washington and to meet with Bill Gates, former CEO and Chief Software Architect of the corporation.
Arfak Astrapia The Arfak Astrapia, Astrapia nigra is a large, up to 76cm long, black bird of paradise with an iridescent purple, green and bronze plumage. The male has a very long broad tail, velvety black breast feathers and extremely complex head plumage.
Arfon (UK Parliament constituency) Arfon will be a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom (Westminster). "Arfon" is a historical name for the area, meaning "facing Anglesey"; it is also the name of the former district council.
Arfvedsonite Arfvedsonite is a sodium amphibole mineral with composition: Na3(Fe,Mg)4FeSi8O22(OH)2: sodium, iron, magnesium, inosilicate, hydroxide. It crystallizes in the monoclinic prismatic crystal system and typically occurs as greenish black to blueish grey fibrous to radiating or stellate prisms.
Arg-é Bam The Arg-é Bam (ارگ بم in Persian, "Bam citadel") was the largest adobe building in the world, located in Bam, a city in the Kerman province of southeastern Iran. It is listed by UNESCO as part of the World Heritage Site "Bam and its Cultural Landscape".
Argama class cruiser (Gundam) In the anime Zeta Gundam, the Argama (first of the Argama class), Captain Bright Noah's flagship, is a successor to the original Pegasus-class mobile suit carrier. To that end, the ship is designed to be a mobile suit carrier, and serves as the flagship for the Anti-Earth Union Group (AEUG), which fought the Titans and later the Neo-Zeon.
Argante Argante is a virtual open source operating system originally created by Michał Zalewski, a Polish hacker. The latest version dates from May, 2002 and has been written by James Kehl, Michal Zalewski and ArtGabi.
Argaon Argaon ( or Adgaon ) is a village located near Akot in Akola District of Maharashtra, India, 32 mi north of Akola. The village is known for the Battle of Argaon between British and Marathas during Second Anglo-Maratha War.
Argastiri Argastiri (Greek Αργαστήρι) is a small village in Chania Prefecture on the island of Crete, Greece. It has 22 residents (2001 census source), its elevation is 650 meters above sea level and it lies 48 km south of Chania.
Argatroban Argatroban is an anticoagulant that is a small molecule direct thrombin inhibitor. In 2000, argatroban was licensed by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for prophylaxis or treatment of thrombosis in patients with heparin-induced thrombocytopenia.
Argavieso Argavieso refers to a Lordship in the kingdom of Aragón. The lords were originated in the bastard of Ferran II of Aragón (with his concubine Aldonça Roig d'Ivorra Alemany), Alfons d'Aragó (Alphonse of Aragó), that was archbishop of Zaragoza born in 1470 and deceased in 1520.
Argei (dolls) Argei were doll-like figures meant to resemble bound human men, and used ceremonially during the ancient Roman Empire. Their ritual purpose was to be thrown from the Sublician bridge into the river Tiber by Vestal virgins on the Ides of May, May 15, of each year.
Argelès-sur-Mer Argelès-sur-Mer (Catalan: Argelers de la Merenda or simply Argelers) is a village and commune of the Pyrénées-Orientales département, in southwestern France, near Perpignan. It is located in the coast sector of La Marenda
Argemone corymbosa Argemone corymbosa (Mojave prickly poppy) is a flowering plant in the family Papaveraceae native to the eastern Mojave Desert of the southwestern United States. It especially common around Cima, California and the nearby community of Kelso, California.
Argemone mexicana Argemone mexicana (Mexican Poppy or Mexican Prickly Poppy) is a species of poppy found in Mexico and now a widespread weed in the United States and India. An annual herb with bright yellow sap, it has been used by the Natives of the western US and parts of Mexico.
Argenbright Security Argenbright Security is an Atlanta-based subsidiary of Securicor that has operated security at airports across the United States, including Philadelphia International Airport and Chicago's O'Hare International Airport.
Argenis Salazar Argenis Salazar [ar-HAY-nees sah-lah-THAR] (born November 4, 1961 in Anaco, Venezuela) is a former shortstop in Major League Baseball who played for the Montreal Expos (1983-84), Kansas City Royals (1986-87) and Chicago Cubs (1988). He batted and threw right-handed.
Argent (band) Argent were an English rock band founded in 1969 by Rod Argent after his previous band, The Zombies, broke up. The other original members were drummer Robert Henrit and bassist Jim Rodford (later members of the Kinks) and guitarist/keyboardist Russ Ballard, who contributed to several compositions through the group's career (curiously some of Ballard's compositions became hits when they were covered by other bands, like Rainbow or Santana).
Argent Dawn The Argent Dawn is an organization in the fictional Warcraft Universe dedicated to fighting the undead Scourge that controls most of the ruined kingdom of Lordaeron. The Argent Dawn accepts aid from any that are willing to help them fight against the Scourge, even repentant undead, such as Leonid Barthalomew the Revered.
Argent Group PLC Argent Group PLC is a leading UK-based property developer founded in 1981. The company was formed as an investment for the pension fund of British Telecom, and was responsible for the redevelopment of Brindleyplace in Birmingham and developments around Piccadilly Gardens, Manchester.
Argenteuil—Papineau—Mirabel Argenteuil—Papineau—Mirabel (formerly known as Argenteuil and Argenteuil—Papineau) is a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1979.
Argenteum Astrum Argenteum Astrum, also known as Argentinum Astrum, Argentinium Astrum (Latin for "silver star"), Astron Argon (Greek for "shining star"), or simply A∴A∴, was a magical order created by Aleister Crowley in 1907 after leaving the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn.Colin Wilson, Nature of the Beast; page 88 The organization also appears in the series of novels, the Illuminatus trilogy, though in it the letters stand for nothing at all, and anyone who claims to know what they stand for thereby proves himself or herself a fraud.
Argentia, Newfoundland and Labrador Argentia is a community on the island of Newfoundland in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. It is situated on a flat headland located along the southwest coast of the Avalon Peninsula on Placentia Bay.
Argentina and England football rivalry The Argentina and England national football teams have shared a fierce rivalry for many years, and matches between the two teams often have a particularly competitive and sometimes bellicose edge. It is unusual in that it is an intercontinental rivalry; typically, footballing rivalries exist between countries that are close to one another, for example France–Italy or Argentina–Brazil.
Argentina and weapons of mass destruction The Argentine military government of 1976 started a nuclear weapons program in the 1980s, which was scrapped when democracy was restored in 1983. As of 2006, it is the first and only Spanish-speaking country in the world to have ever developed an offensive nuclear program.
Argentina at the 1920 Summer Olympics Argentina competed at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, Belgium. It was the first time that the nation sent a team to compete at the Olympic Games, after individual Argentinian athletes had competed at the 1900 and 1908 Games.
Argentina Brunetti Argentina Brunetti (August 31, 1907 — December 20, 2005) was an actress and writer born in Buenos Aires, Argentina. She began her show business career at the age of three with a walk on role in the opera, Cavalleria Rusticana and followed Mimi Aguglia, her famous mother's footsteps in the theater performing supporting roles on stages throughout Europe, and South America.
Argentina in the International Song Contest Argentina has participated in the International Song Contest for 14 times but , debuting in te november edition of ISC01. Argentina suffered the course of the semifinal until the ISC18 held in Lisbon, Portugal where Coti and Andres Calamaro reached the final and finished on a respectable 7th place with 86 points with the song "Nada fue un error (Nothing was a mistake)".
Argentina national field hockey team The Argentina national field hockey team represents Argentina in the international field hockey competitions. The team competed in every World Cup since the first edition in 1971, except for the 1998 edition which was held in Utrecht, The Netherlands.
Argentina national volleyball team The Argentina national volleyball team is the national volleyball team from Argentina, controlled by the FederaciĂłn de Voleibol Argentino (FEVA), and represents the country in international competitions and friendly matches.
Argentina Range The Argentina Range () is a mountain range of rock peaks and bluffs, 67 km (42 mi) long, lying 56 km (35 mi) east of the northern part of Forrestal Range in the northeastern portion of the Pensacola Mountains of Antarctica. Discovered and photographed on January 13, 1956 in the course of a US Navy transcontinental nonstop plane flight from McMurdo Sound to Weddell Sea and return.
Argentina-Brazil War The Argentina-Brazil War (Portuguese: Guerra da Cisplatina; Spanish: Guerra del Brasil) was an armed conflict that took during the 1820s between the United Provinces of the RĂ­o de la Plata, which were recently emancipated from Spain, and Brazil, then a monarchy, over the possession of the territory of today's Uruguay. The United Provinces were a loose confederation of provinces that would later become known as Argentina.
Argentina-Chile Peace and Friendship Treaty of 1984 The Argentina-Chile Peace and Friendship Treaty (Spanish: Tratado de Paz y Amistad) was an agreement signed in 1984 between Argentina and Chile over the possession of the Picton, Lennox and Nueva islands and sea located south of Tierra del Fuego resolving a serious border conflict between the two countries that almost ended in war.
Argentine air forces in the Falklands War This is a list of the units, aircraft and casualties of the Argentine air forces in the Falklands War (Spanish:Guerra de las Malvinas). The numbers in bold are the number of aircraft engaged in combat without counting those in reserve, the numbers in brackets are the number of lost aircraft.
Argentine angelshark The Argentine angelshark, Squatina argentina, is an angel shark of the family Squatinidae found in the subtropical waters of the southwest Atlantic from southern Brazil to Argentina between latitudes 19° S and 53° S, at depths of between 50 and 320 m. Its length is up to 1.
Argentine anchoita The Argentine anchoita, Engraulis anchoita, is an anchovy of the genus Engraulis, found in and around waters of Argentina. The species, that at present may be considered almost unexploited (Sánchez & Ciechomski, 1995), plays a key role in the pelagic ecosystem of the Argentine waters.
Argentine Anticommunist Alliance The Argentine Anticommunist Alliance (Spanish: , usually known as Triple A or AAA) was a far-right death squad active in Argentina during the mid-1970s, particularly active under Isabel PerĂłn's rule (1974-1976). It later became linked to the military junta led by Jorge Rafael Videla (1976-1983).
Argentine Association of Translators and Interpreters The Argentine Association of Translators and Interpreters (Spanish: Asociación Argentina de Traductores e Intérpretes, AATI) is an Argentine translation association. It is a member of the International Federation of Translators (FIT-IFT).
Argentine Black and White Tegu The Argentine Black and White Tegu, Tupinambis merianae, is a highly intelligent species of whiptail lizard. They are in the teiid family and are very large; most reach the size of 3-4 feet long (with a few rare specimens reaching just over 4 feet).
Argentine Blue-bill The Argentine Blue-bill or Argentine Lake Duck (Oxyura vittata) is a small South American stiff-tailed duck. It is notable for possessing, in relation to body length, the longest penis of all vertebrates; the penis, which is coiled up in flaccid state, can reach about the same length as the animal itself when fully erect, but more commonly is about half the bird's length.
Argentine Constitution of 1853 The Argentine Constitution of 1853 was the first constitution of Argentina, approved with the support of the governments of the provinces —though without that of the Buenos Aires Province, who remained separated of the Argentine Confederation until 1859, after the modification of several modifications to the original constitution— sanctioned on May of 1853 by the Constitutional Convention gathered in Santa Fe, and promulgated by the head of the national executive government Justo José de Urquiza.
Argentine debt restructuring Argentina went through an economic crisis beginning in the mid-1990s, with full recession between 1999 and 2002; though it is debatable whether this crisis has ended, the situation has been more stable, and improving, since 2003. (See Economy of Argentina for an overview.
Argentine economic crisis (1999-2002) The Argentine economic crisis was part of the situation that affected Argentina's economy during the late 1990s and early 2000s. Macroeconomically speaking, the critical period started with the decrease of real GDP in 1999 and ended in 2002 with the return to GDP growth, but the origins of the collapse of Argentina's economy, and their effects on the population, can be found in action before.
Argentine energy crisis (2004) The Argentine energy crisis was a natural gas supply shortage experienced by Argentina in 2004. After the recession triggered by the economic crisis and ending in 2002, Argentina's energy demands grew quickly as industry recovered, but extraction and transportation of natural gas, a cheap and relatively abundant fossil fuel, did not match the surge.
Argentine Episcopal Conference The Argentine Episcopal Conference is an episcopal conference of the Roman Catholic Church of Argentina that gathers the bishops of the country in order to discuss pastoral issues and in general all matters that have to do with the Church. The following are members of the Conference:
Argentine football league system The Argentine football league system is organised as follows: the first two leagues include clubs from the whole country, while the third to fifth leagues are divided geographically, into clubs from the Greater Buenos Aires area (which holds around a third of the country's population) and clubs from the rest of the country.
Argentine Football Association The Argentine Football Association (AFA) (Spanish: AsociaciĂłn del FĂştbol Argentino) is the governing body of football in Argentina. It organises the Argentine football league and the Argentina national football team.
Argentine general election, 1999 Argentina held presidential and parliamentary elections on Sunday, 24 October 1999. The winning candidate for the presidency was Fernando de la Rúa, of the Alliance for Work, Justice and Education, with Carlos Chacho Álvarez as vice-president.
Argentine general election, 2007 Argentina will hold national presidential and legislative elections on 28 October 2007 to elect a president and for the Argentine Congress. Elections for provincial governors and the Mayor of Buenos Aires will also take place at various points through the year.
Argentine horned frog The Argentine Horned Frog also known as the Argentine wide-mouthed Frog is the most common species of Horned Frog, from Argentina, Uruguay and Brazil. A voracious eater, it will swallow anything that fits into its wide mouth, such as insects, small birds, lizards, frogs and mammals.
Argentine humour Argentine humour is exemplified by a number of humorous television programmes, film productions, comic strips and other types of media. Everyday humour includes jokes related to recurrent themes, such as jokes at the expense of Galicians (the inhabitants of Galicia, Spain) called chistes de gallegos, often obscene sex-related jokes (chistes verdes, literally "green jokes", a term equivalent to the English-language "blue humor"), jokes about the English, the Americans, blonde women (who are supposedly stupid), dark humour (called humor negro), word and pronunciation games, jokes about Argentines themselves (typically featuring two main characters of different nationalities plus an Argentine), etc.
Argentine Chamber of Deputies The Chamber of Deputies is the lower house of the National Congress, Argentina's parliament. It has 257 seats and one-half of the members are elected every two years to serve four-year terms by the people of each district (23 provinces and the Federal Capital) using proportional representation, D'Hondt formula with a 3% of the district registered voters threshold, and the following distribution:
Argentine legislative election, 2001 Argentina held national parliamentary elections on Sunday, 14 October 2001. The opposition Justicialist Party took control of both houses of the National Congress, severely limiting the power of the administration of the UCR-FrePaSo party alliance led by President Fernando de la RĂşa.
Argentine legislative election, 2005 Argentina held national parliamentary elections on Sunday, 23 October, 2005. For the purpose of these elections, each of the 23 provinces and the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires are considered electoral districts.
Argentine license plates Argentine license plates (in Spanish, chapas patentes or simply patentes) are used to uniquely identify cars and other motor vehicles in the roads of Argentina. The current system employs three letters followed by three digits, issued consecutively (see details below), but the license plate system underwent important changes before the use of this format.
Argentine literature Argentine literature is placed among the most important in Spanish language, with world-famous writers such as José Hernández, Jorge Luis Borges, Manuel Puig, Julio Cortázar and Ernesto Sábato. As well as other aspects of the Argentine culture, literature in Argentina has always been subject to heavy European influence, especially from Spain and France.
Argentine Law 1420 The Law 1420 of General Common Education of Argentina was a landmark national law that dictated public compulsory, free and secular education. It was passed in 1884 during the administration of President Julio Argentino Roca, after a number of similar laws of provincial scope and the conclusions of the Pedagogical Congress of 1882.
Argentine naval forces in the Falklands War This is a list of naval forces from Argentina that took part in the Falklands War. The ships either took part in the initial invasion of the Falkland Islands or South Georgia, although few of the ARA ships actually battled the Royal Navy.
Argentine National Anthem The lyrics of the Himno Nacional Argentino (the national anthem of Argentina) were written by Vicente LĂłpez y Planes, and the music was composed by Blas Parera. This song was adopted as the national anthem on May 11, 1813, three years before the formal declaration of independence from Spain.
Argentine National Museum of History The Argentine National Museum of History (Spanish: Museo HistĂłrico Nacional) is located in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and is a museum dedicated to the history of Argentina, exhibiting objects relating to the May Revolution and the Argentine War of Independence.
Argentine Naval Prefecture The Prefectura Naval Argentina (PNA; in English Argentine Naval Prefecture) is a military service of the Argentine Interior Ministry charged with protecting the country's rivers and maritime territory. It therefore fufils the functions of other countries' coast guards, and furthermore acts as a gendarmerie force policing navigable rivers.
Argentine postal code The Argentine postal code is a system that assigns at least one unique alphanumeric postal code to each municipality. Some larger cities have several codes starting at a base code, and the codes of all municipalities with a population over 500 additionally show the side of the block where the address is located.
Argentine Peak Argentine Peak (elevation 13738 ft) is a mountain peak in the Front Range in central Colorado in the United States. It is located west of Georgetown along the continental divide and along the boundary between Clear Creek and Summit counties.
Argentine Socialist Vanguard Party Argentine Socialist Vanguard Party (in Spanish: Partido Socialista Argentino de Vanguardia) was a political party in Argentina. PSAV was founded around 1960 as a leftist split from the Argentine Socialist Party (PSA).
Argentine tennis Tennis in Argentina is regulated by the AsociaciĂłn Argentina de Tenis (Argentine Tennis Association), which also selects the coaches of the Argentine teams for the Davis Cup and Federation Cup. There are many tennis courts in Argentina, and the sport, even though still considered middle- to upper-class, is practiced by many regardless of age.
Argentine wine Argentine wine, as with many aspects of Argentine cuisine, has its roots in Spain. During the Spanish colonization of the Americas, Juan CedrĂłn (or CidrĂłn) brought the first vine cuttings to Santiago del Estero in 1557, and the cultivation of the grape and wine production stretched first to neighbouring regions, and then to other parts of the country.
Argentine War of Independence The Argentine War of Independence was fought from 1810 to 1818 by Argentine forces under Manuel Belgrano and José de San Martín against realista forces loyal to the Spanish crown. On July 9, 1816, an assembly met in San Miguel de Tucumán, declared full independence with provisions for a national constitution.
Argentino de Rosario Club Atlético Argentino are a football club from Rosario in Santa Fe Province, Argentina. They currently play in Primera C Metropolitana, which is the regionalised fourth tier of the Argentine Football Association league system.
Argentinosaurus Argentinosaurus (meaning "Argentina lizard") was a herbivorous sauropod dinosaur that was quite possibly the largest, heaviest land animal that ever lived. It developed on the island continent of South America during the middle of the Cretaceous Period (around 100 million years ago), after all of its more familiar Laurasian Jurassic kin — like Apatosaurus — had long disappeared.
Argentite Argentite, a mineral which belongs to the galena group, is cubic silver sulfide (Ag2S). It is occasionally found as uneven cubes and octahedra, but more often as dendritic or earthy masses, with a blackish lead-grey color and metallic lustre.
Argentum album Argentum album (Latin for "white money" or "silver coin"), mentioned in Domesday, signifies bullion, or silver uncoined. In those ancient days, such passed as money from one to another in payment.
Argentum Online Argentum Online is a free Spanish-language, open source, massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG). It has all the features of the classic MMORPGs including a guild system, magic system, combat system and skill system.
Arghakhanchi District Arghakhanchi district, a part of Lumbini zone, is one of the seventy-five districts of Nepal, a landlocked country of South Asia. The district, with Sandhikharaka as its district headquarters, covers an area of 1,193 km² and has a population (2001) of 208,391.
Arghul The arghul, also spelled argul, arghoul, arghool, argol or yarghul (Palestine), is a traditional Arabic musical instrument. It has been used since Ancient Egyptian times and is still used as a traditional instrument in Egypt.
Argidae The Argidae are a large family of sawflies, containing some 800 species worldwide, primarily in tropical regions. The larvae are phytophagous, and commonly can be found feeding (and often pupating) in groups, though very few attain pest status.
Argie bargie Argie bargie or argy bargy, pronounced "R G bar G" is a British slang term meaning to argue contentiously. It was used during the Falklands war in a newspaper headline to describe the actions of the Argentines (so-called "argies").
Arginemia Arginemia (also called arginase deficiency) is a congenital disorder where arginase deficiency causes a high level of arginine and ammonia in the blood. Ammonia, which is formed when proteins are broken down in the body, is toxic if levels become too high.
Argininosuccinic acid Arginosuccinic acid is a chemical compound that belongs to the class of the amino acids. Some cells synthesize it from citrulline, aspartic acid and use it as a precursor for arginine in the urea cycle or Citrulline-NO cycle.
Argininosuccinic aciduria Argininosuccinic aciduria is an inherited disorder that causes ammonia to accumulate in the blood. Ammonia is toxic, especially to the nervous system, and argininosuccinic aciduria usually becomes evident in the first few days of life.
Argiope (spider) The genus Argiope includes rather large and spectacular spiders that have often a strikingly coloured abdomen. These are well distributed throughout the world, and most countries in temperate or warmer climates have one or more species, which look similar.
Argiope aetherea Argiope aetherea is a common, large orb-web spider This species is commonly known as the St Andrew's Cross spider due to the characteristic cross-shaped web decorations often included in their webs by female spiders. A.
Argiope bruennichi Argiope bruennichi, or the wasp spider, is a species of orb-web spider distributed throughout central Europe, north Africa and parts of Asia. Like many other members of the genus Argiope, (including St Andrew's Cross spiders), it shows striking yellow and black markings on its abdomen.
Argiope keyserlingi Argiope keyserlingi is a common species of orb-web spider found on the east coast of Australia, from central New South Wales to southern Queensland. It is very similar in appearance to the closely related north Queensland species, Argiope aetherea.
Argiope picta Argiope picta is a species of orb web spider found in tropical areas of Queensland, Australia and Papua New Guinea up to the Moluccas. This species is similar in size to the sympatric Argiope aetherea; females can be distinguished from those of A.
Argishtis I of Urartu Argishtis I (Urartian: Argištiše, , Argishti) was the sixth known king of the ancient country of Urartu (in eastern Anatolia) from 785 to 763 BC. Founder of the capital of Erebouni, present capital of Armenia, Yerevan.
Argives Argives (Greek , Argeioi; Latin Argivi) means literally the inhabitants of Argos. In the Homeric Iliad and Odyssey, and in later classical epics, "Argives" is an alternate name for the Achaeans or Greeks in general.
Argo In Greek mythology, the Argo was the ship on which Jason and the Argonauts sailed from Iolcus to retrieve the Golden Fleece. The Argo was built by the shipwright Argos, and its crew were specially protected by the goddess Hera.
Argo (oceanography) Argo is a "Weather System for the Ocean" that provides realtime ocean temperature and salinity for use in climate and fisheries research, and more. Argo consists of a network of oceanic robotic probes covering the Earths oceans, with a total of 3000 probes planned.
Argo 16 Argo 16 was the codename of an aircraft used by the Italian Secret Service and the US Government in classified operations. The aircraft crashed on November 23, 1973 at Marghera, Italy after an improvised explosive device detonated on board.
Argo Navis Argo Navis (or simply Argo) was a large southern constellation representing the Argo, the ship used by Jason and the Argonauts in Greek mythology. The abbreviation was "Arg" and the genitive was "Argūs".

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