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Argo Records Argo Records was started in December of 1956 as primarily a jazz subsidiary of Chess Records. Originally the label was called Marterry, but bandleader Ralph Marterie objected, and the imprint was quickly renamed Argo.
Argo Records (UK) Argo Records was a record label founded in 1951 by Harley Usill (born c. 1925 - died 1991), with ÂŁ500 capital, initially as a company specialising in "British music played by British artists" (Day p93), but it quickly became a company primarily specialising in spoken word recordings and other esoteric (or commercially marginal) material.
Argo Tea Argo Tea is a chain of tea shops that was founded in Chicago, Illinois in June of 2003. Well known in the Chicago area, it primarily sells about three dozen international varieties of loose-leaf tea (tea brewed from loose tea leaves, as opposed to bagged tea), and accepts wholesale orders.
Argo-Saronic Islands Argo-Saronic Islands is a term combining the islands in the neighboring Saronic Gulf and Argolic Gulf, both of which open into the Aegean Sea. It is especially apt in describing Hydra and Dokos, which do not really lie in either gulf.
Argob Argob(Hebrew ארגוב Argov), a region located east of the Jordan River, on an island of rock which was approximately 20 miles by 30 miles, and rose 20 or 30 feet above the table-land of Bashan. An extremely rugged region, sixty walled cities were on the island, which was ruled over by Og.
Argolidocorinthia Argolidocorinthia (Greek: Αργολιδοκορινθία) is an old prefecture in the eastern Peloponnese that existed from 1833 to 1899 and again in 1909 to 1949. The northern became Corinthia with its capital at Corinth and Argolis with its capital at Nafplio.
Argolis Argolis (Greek, Modern: Αργολίδα Argolida, Ancient/Katharevousa: Αργολίς—still the official, formal name; see also List of traditional Greek place names) is one of the fifty-one prefectures of Greece. It is within located in the eastern part of the Peloponnese.
Argon plasma coagulation Argon plasma coagulation or APC is a medical endoscopic procedure used primarily to control bleeding from certain lesions in the gastrointestinal tract. It is administered during esophagogastroduodenoscopy or colonoscopy.
Argon-argon dating Argon-argon (or 40Ar/39Ar) dating is a radiometric dating technique similar to potassium-argon (K-Ar) dating. In this technique, the decay of 40K to 40Ar* (* indicates radiogenic) is used to date geological events, particularly the eruption and cooling of igneous rocks and minerals.
Argonaut (animal) The argonauts (genus Argonauta, the only genus in the Argonautidae family) are a group of pelagic octopuses. They are also called paper nautiluses, by analogy with chambered nautiluses and referring to the paper-thin eggcase that females secrete.
Argonaut (passenger train) The Argonaut was the Southern Pacific Railroad's secondary transcontinental passenger train, inaugurated in the 1920s, and operated between New Orleans and Los Angeles via Houston, San Antonio, El Paso, Tucson and Palm Springs until its discontinuance in 1961.
Argonauta cornuta Argonauta cornuta is a species of pelagic octopus belonging to the genus Argonauta. The female of the species, like all argonauts, creates a paper-thin eggcase that coils around the octopus much like the way a nautilus lives in its shell (hence the name paper nautilus).
Argonaute Argonaute proteins are the catalytic components of the RNA-induced silencing complex (RISC), the protein complex responsible for the gene silencing phenomenon known as RNA interference (RNAi). Argonaute proteins bind small interfering RNA (siRNA) fragments and have endonuclease activity directed against messenger RNA (mRNA) strands that are complementary to their bound siRNA fragment.
Argonautica The Argonautica (Greek: ) is a Greek epic poem written by Apollonius Rhodius in the 3rd century BC. The only surviving Hellenistic epic, the Argonautica tells the myth of the voyage of Jason and the Argonauts to retrieve the Golden Fleece from the mythical land of Colchis.
Argonauts In Greek mythology, the Argonauts (Ancient Greek: ) were a band of heroes who, in the years before the Trojan War, accompanied Jason to Colchis in his quest for the Golden Fleece. Their name comes from their ship, the Argo which in turn was named after its builder Argus.
Argonne (automobile) The Argonne was an American automobile manufactured from 1919 to 1920; only 24 were produced before the company folded. The car was a sports roadster with a 118-128-inch wheelbase and a four-cylinder Buda engine.
Argonne National Laboratory Argonne National Laboratory is one of the United States Department of Energy's oldest and largest science and engineering research national laboratories and is the second largest in the Midwest, behind Fermilab. The laboratory is managed by UChicago Argonne, LLC, which is composed of the University of Chicago, Jacobs Engineering Group Inc.
Argonne Tandem Linear Accelerator System The Argonne Tandem Linac Accelerator System (ATLAS) is a scientific user facility at Argonne National Laboratory. ATLAS is the first superconducting linear accelerator for heavy ions at energies in the vicinity of the Coulomb barrier.
Argonnessen In the Eberron campaign setting for the Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game, Argonnessen is the continent of dragons, occupying the southeastern part of the world. Off of Argonnessen lies the island of Seren.
Argos (retailer) Argos is the largest general-goods retailer in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland with over 680 stores. Argos is unique amongst major retailers in the UK because its primary means of displaying goods to customers is via a catalogue.
Argos Gold In English slang, Argos Gold is a term used for any inferior quality jewellery, not necessarily bought from the United Kingdom retailer Argos but is seen as low-cost bling, often associated with the chav or pikey phenomena of the United Kingdom. For example “Donna was wearing a fetching pair gold hooped earrings that complimented Mikie’s Argos Gold sov ring to a tee.
Argos System Argos is a satellite-based system which collects, processes and disseminates environmental data from fixed and mobile platforms worldwide. What makes Argos unique is the ability to geographically locate the source of the data anywhere on the Earth utilizing the Doppler effect.
Argostoli Gulf The Argostoli Gulf is a gulf that connects with the Ionian Sea and strecthes from near Makrys Gialos and Cape Agios Georgios in the south up to the northern part. The gulf is about 10 to 12 km long and 2 km to nearly 4 km wide.
Argosy University/Seattle Argosy University/Seattle is one of 14 nationwide campuses of Argosy University, which was formed in 2001 through the merger of the American Schools of Professional Psychology, the Medical Institute of Minnesota, and the University of Sarasota. The Seattle campus was founded in 1995 as the Washington School of Professional Psychology.
Argot Argot (French for "slang") is primarily slang used by various groups, including but not limited to thieves and other criminals, to prevent outsiders from understanding their conversations. For example: "He philosophized and recited baseball statistics in a Brooklyn argot that was fast-fading.
Argue with a Tree Argue With a Tree is the fourth album by Blue October. It was recorded live on June 4, 2004 at Lakewood Theater in Dallas, Texas and released as a double CD and DVD in the United States in 2004 by Brando/Universal Records.
Arguineguin ArguineguĂ­n (Guanche for "quiet water"), also ArguinegĂ­n is one of the most populated towns along the south coast of Gran Canaria. A typical Canarian fishing village, it's home to many locals rather than being a tourist resort.
Argument control In linguistics, argument control refers to syntactic principles that allow the semantic identity of a verb's argument to be determined even though it is not syntactically realized in the sentence. The most typical instance of argument control involves the unrealized subject of the non-finite verbal complement of a raising or control verb.
Argument dependent name lookup In the C++ programming language, Koenig lookup, also known as argument dependent lookup (ADL), or argument dependent name lookup, applies to the lookup of an unqualified function name depending on the types of the arguments given to the function call. This behavior is named after Andrew Koenig.
Argument form In logic, the argument form or test form of an argument results from replacing the different words, or sentences, that make up the argument with letters, along the lines of algebra; the letters represent logical variables. The sentence forms which classify argument forms of common arguments important are studied in logic.
Argument from a proper basis The Argument from a proper basis is an ontological argument for the existence of God related to fideism. Alvin Plantinga argued that belief in God is properly basic belief, and so no basis for belief in God is necessary.
Argument from degree The argument from degrees or the degrees of perfection argument is an argument for the existence of God first proposed by Thomas Aquinas as one of the five ways to prove God in his Summa Theologica. It is based on ontological and theological notions of perfection.
Argument from free will The argument from free will is an argument against the existence of an omniscient God which contends that omniscience and free will are incompatible, and that any conception of God which incorporates both properties is therefore inherently contradictory. The argument goes as follows:
Argument from ignorance The argument from ignorance, also known as argumentum ad ignorantiam or argument by lack of imagination, is a logical fallacy in which it is claimed that a premise is true only because it has not been proven false, or that a premise is false only because it has not been proven true.
Argument from inconsistent revelations The argument from inconsistent revelations, also known as the avoiding the wrong hell problem, is an argument against the existence of God. It asserts that it is unlikely that God exists because many theologians and faithful adherents have produced conflicting and mutually exclusive revelations.
Argument from miracles The argument from miracles is an argument for the existence of God relying on eyewitness testimony of the occurrence of miracles (usually taken to be physically impossible (or extremely improbable) events) to establish the active intervention of a supernatural being (or supernatural agents acting on behalf of that being). One example is the claims of some Christians that historical evidence proves that Jesus rose from the dead, and this can only be explained if God exists.
Argument from Marginal Cases The Argument from Marginal Cases is a philosophical position regarding the moral status of animals. Its proponents hold that if animals do not have direct moral status, then neither do other members of society such infants, the senile, and the cognitively disabled.
Argument from nonbelief The argument from nonbelief, also known as the argument from divine hiddenness, is a recently-developed argument against the existence of God. Summarized, it states that if God exists (and wants humankind to know so) he would have brought about a situation in which everyone believes in him, but there are unbelievers, so God does not exist.
Argument from poor design The argument from poor design or dysteleological argument is an argument against the existence of God, specifically against the existence of a creator God (in the sense of a God that directly created all species of life). It is based on the following premise:
Argument from setting a precedent Argument from precedent is a common fallacy in discussion, for example on committees or in meetings. It consists in saying that to act correctly in circumstances X would be inadvisable, in case others consider that this would set a precedent for acting in circumstances Y, where (it is argued) X and Y are superficially similar but (on close examination) are radically different.
Argument from silence The argument from silence (also called argumentum a silentio in Latin) is that the silence of a speaker or writer about X proves or suggests that the speaker or writer is either ignorant of X or has a motive to remain silent about X. When used as a logical proof in pure reasoning, the argument is classed among the fallacies, but it may be valid circumstantial evidence in practical reasoning.
Argument in the alternative Originating in the legal profession, argument in the alternative is used to pre-empt objections by arguing on multiple strategies simultaneously, showing that regardless of interpretation there is no reasonable conclusion other than the advocate's. Bart Simpson's classic "I didn't do it, no one saw me do it, you can't prove anything!
Argument map An Argument map is a visual representation of the structure of an argument in informal logic. It includes the components of an argument such as a main contention, premises, co-premises, objections, rebuttals and lemmas.
Argument of periapsis The argument of periapsis (ω) is the orbital element describing the angle of an orbiting body's periapsis (the point of closest approach to the central body), relative to its ascending node (the point where the body crosses the plane of reference from South to North). The angle is measured in the orbital plane and in the direction of motion.
Argumentation theory Argumentation theory, or argumentation, studies the arts and sciences of civil debate, dialogue, conversation, and persuasion. It studies rules of inference, logic, and procedural rules in both artificial and real world settings.
Argumentative Argumentative is an evidentiary objection raised in response to a question which prompts a witness to draw inferences from facts of the case. An argumentative objection is raised as "badgering the witness.
Arguments for eternity Arguments for eternity composed a particularly important area of philosophical debate among Greek, Jewish, Islamic, and Christian philosophers during the ancient and medieval periods. The foremost philosopher arguing for eternity was Aristotle.
Argumentum ad baculum Argumentum ad baculum (Latin: argument to the cudgel or appeal to the stick), also known as appeal to force, is an argument where force, coercion, or the threat of force, is given as a justification for a conclusion. It is a specific case of the negative form of an argument to the consequences.
Argumentum ad lazarum Argumentum ad lazarum or appeal to poverty is the logical fallacy of thinking a conclusion is correct because the speaker is poor. It is named after Lazarus, a beggar in the New Testament who receives his reward in the afterlife.
Argumentum ad populum An argumentum ad populum (Latin: "appeal to the people"), in logic, is a fallacious argument that concludes a proposition to be true because many or all people believe it; it alleges that "If many believe so, it is so." In ethics this argument is stated, "if many find it acceptable, it is acceptable.
Argungu Argungu is a city and traditional emirate in Nigeria's Kebbi State, situated on the Sokoto River. The city is a major agricultural center for the area, with key crops including tobacco, peanuts, rice, millet, and sorghum.
Argus (arcade game) Argus is a vertically scrolling shoot 'em up arcade game released by NMK in 1986, licensed to Jaleco. You control a fighter jet and shoot enemies in the air and on the ground, collect power-ups, and defeat bosses to advance levels.
Argus (camera company) Argus is an American maker of cameras and photographic products, founded in 1936 in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Argus originated as a subsidiary of the International Radio Corporation (IRC), founded by Charles Verschoor.
Argus (Warcraft) In the fictional Warcraft Universe, Argus is the ancestral homeland of the Eredar race. The Eredar who fled Argus in response to Sargeras' growing corruption was called the Draenei, meaning "The Exiled Ones" in the Eredun language.
Argus distribution In physics, the Argus distribution, named after the particle physics experiment Argus, describes the probability density distribution of the reconstructed invariant mass of a decayed particle candidate in continuum background. It is defined as (not normalized!
Argus laser Argus was a two-beam high power infrared neodymium doped silica glass laser with a 20 cm output aperture built at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in 1976 for the study of inertial confinement fusion. Argus advanced the study of laser-target interaction and paved the way for the construction of its successor, the 20 beam Shiva laser.
Argus monitor Argus monitors (Varanus panoptes) are monitor lizards found in northern regions of Australia and southern New Guinea. The Australian subspecies is Varanus panoptes panoptes and the New Guinea one is Varanus panoptes hornii.
Argus Media Ltd Argus Media Ltd (formerly known as Petroleum Argus Ltd) is a leading independent provider of price information, market data and business intelligence for the global petroleum, natural gas, electricity and coal industries.
Argus Motoren Argus Motoren was a German aircraft engine manufacturing firm, known for their series of small inverted-V engines and the pulsejet used on the V1 flying bomb. Argus Motoren was shut down at the end of World War II.
Argus Panoptes In Greek mythology, Argus Panoptes or Argos (Άργος), brother to the nymph Io, was a giant with a hundred eyes. His epithet means all-seeing, reflecting that he was a very effective watchman, as only a few of the eyes would sleep at a time; there were always eyes still awake.
Argus Range The Argus Range is a mountain range located in eastern California, southeast of the town of Darwin, between the Coso Range and the Panamint Valley. The range contains Maturango Peak, at 8,839 feet above sea level.
Argyle Argyle is an archaic spelling of Argyll, now part of the Argyll and Bute council area in western Scotland. As a result, the name Argyle has also been used by Scottish emigrants as the name of several locations.
Argyle (pattern) The argyle (occasionally argyll) pattern is one containing diamonds in a diagonal checkerboard arrangement. The word is sometimes used to refer to an individual diamond in the design but more commonly refers to the overall pattern.
Argyle diamond mine The Argyle diamond mine () is a diamond mine located in the north-east of Western Australia. The Argyle mine is the largest diamond producer in the world by volume, although due to the low proportion of gem-quality diamonds, is not the leader by value.
Argyle Middle School One of the smallest middle schools in Montgomery County, Maryland, located at 2400 Bel Pre Road Silver Spring 20906. Argyle Middle School is made of of students from two feeder schools, Georgian Forest Elementary School and Strathmore Elementary School.
Argyle Street, Hong Kong Argyle Street (亞皆老街) is a four-lane dual-way thoroughfare connecting Mong Kok, Ma Tau Wai and Kowloon City, Kowloon, Hong Kong. It runs on an east-west alignment starting at its intersection with Cherry Street, Ferry Street and Tong Mi Road in the west, and ending near the former Kai Tak Airport in the east.
Argyle, Manitoba Argyle is a small hamlet located in the Canadian province of Manitoba. Argyle is in Manitoba's Interlake Region, adjacent to the Municipality of Rockwood and approximately 30 km from Manitoba's capital, Winnipeg.
Argyll Argyll, archaically Argyle (Earra-Ghàidheal in modern Gaelic), is a region of western Scotland corresponding with ancient Dál Riata, and can be used to mean the entire western seaboard between the Mull of Kintyre and Cape Wrath. The early thirteenth century author of De Situ Albanie explains that "the name Arregathel means margin of the Scots or Irish, because all Scots and Irish are generally called Gattheli [=Gaels], from their ancient warleader known as Gaithelglas.
Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders was an infantry regiment of the British Army, part of the Scottish Division. The regiment earned the nickname of the "Thin Red Line" for its actions at Balaklava.
Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders of Canada The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders of Canada (Princess Louise's), or A & SH of C, is a Highland infantry regiment of the Canadian Forces Army Reserve based at John W. Foote VC Armouries in Hamilton, Ontario.
Argyllshire (UK Parliament constituency) Argyllshire was a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1708 to 1801 and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 until 1950, when it was renamed Argyll. The constituency was replaced in 1983 with Argyll and Bute.
Argyraspides The Argyraspides (in Greek Aργυρασπιδες) were a division of the Macedonian army of Alexander the Great, who were so called because they carried shields covered with silver plates. They were picked men, and were commanded by Nicanor, the son of Parmenion, and were held in high honour by Alexander.
Argyre Planitia Argyre Planitia is a plain located in the Argyre impact basin in the southern highlands of Mars. Its name comes from a map produced by Giovanni Schiaparelli in 1877; it refers to Argyre, a mythical island of silver in Greek mythology.
Argyrol Argyrol is the trade name for an antiseptic (antimicrobial) consisting of a compound of protein and silver. It was developed and commercialized by American physician Dr Albert Coombs Barnes (1872-1951), after whom the Barnes Foundation, an educational art institution, is named.
Argyrosomus regius Argyrosomus regius (also known as Meagre, Shade-fish, Salmon-Basse or Stone Basse) is a fish of the Sciaenidae family. Similar to a bass, it has a similar form that bass, with a pearly-silver coloration and a salmo-coloured mouth.
Argyroupoli Argyroupoli (Greek: Αργυρούπολη/ις meaning "silver city" from αργύρος argyros silver and πολη polis city), older form: Argyroupolis, Latin: Argyropolis, is a suburb in the southern part of Athens, Greece. The Hymettus mountain is to the east and are mainly grasslands while forests are north of Argyroupoli.
Argyroxiphium Argyroxiphium is a small genus of five species in the sunflower family (Asteraceae). Its members are known by the common name of silversword or greensword due to their long, narrow leaves and the silvery hairs on some species.
Arhat In the sramanic traditions of ancient India (most notably those of Mahavira and Gautama Buddha) Arhat (Sanskrit) or Arahant, (Pali) signified a spiritual practitioner who had - to use an expression common in the tipitaka - 'laid down the burden' - and realised the goal of Nibbana, the culmination of the spiritual life (brahmacarya). Such a person, having removed all causes for future becoming, is not reborn after biological death into any samsaric realm.
Arhoolie Records Arhoolie Records is a small record label run by Chris Strachwitz. The label was founded by Strachwitz in 1960 as a way for him to record and publish previously obscure "down home blues" artists such as Lightning Hopkins, Snooks Eaglin and Bill Gaither and still publishes mainly blues and folk music.
Arch and Tomb of Galerius The Arch of Galerius (Greek: τόξο του Γαλερίου or Aψίδα του Γαλερίου) and the Tomb of Galerius (Τάφος του Γαλερίου) are neighbouring monuments in the city of Thessaloniki, in the province of Central Macedonia in northern Greece. The Tomb of Galerius is better known as the Rotonda, the Church of Agios Georgios or (in English) the Rotunda of St.
Arch bridge An arch bridge (sometimes deck arch bridge to distinguish it from a through arch bridge) is a bridge with abutments at each end shaped as a curved arch. Arch bridges work by transferring the weight of the bridge and its loads partially into a horizontal thrust restrained by the abutments at either side.
Arch dam An arch dam is a concrete or masonry dam which is curved upstream in plan so as to transmit the major part of the water load to the abutments and to keep the dam in compression. An arch dam is most likely used in a narrow site with steep walls of sound rock.
Arch Deluxe The Arch Deluxe was a hamburger created and marketed by McDonald's with the intent of capturing the adult fast food consumer market, presented as a more sophisticated burger for an adult palate. It failed to catch on and is seen as one of the most expensive flops of all time.
Arch form In music, arch form is a sectional structure for a piece of music based on repetition, in reverse order, of all or most musical sections such that the overall form is symmetric, most often around a central movement. The sections need not be repeated verbatim but must at least share thematic material.
Arch McDonald Arch Linn McDonald (May 23 1901 - October 16 1960) was an American radio broadcaster who served as the voice of Major League Baseball's Washington Senators from 1934 to 1956. He was born in Hot Springs, Arkansas and died at age 59 while en route by train from New York City to Washington, D.
Arch Merrill Arch Merrill (b August 5, 1894, d July 15, 1974) was a newspaper reporter for the Rochester, New York Democrat and Chronicle from 1923 to the late 1960s. He was a prolific writer, best known for his articles in the Sunday paper on history and folklore of the Genesse Valley and the Finger Lakes of upstate New York.
Arch of Constantine The Arch of Constantine is a triumphal arch in Rome, situated between the Colosseum and the Palatine Hill. It was erected to commemorate Constantine I's victory over Maxentius at the Battle of Milvian Bridge on October 28, 312.
Arch of Gallienus The Arch of Gallienus was built in Rome in 262 on the site of the Porta Esquilina, the start of the via Labicana and via Tiburtina. It was built by a private citizen, the equestrian Marcus Aurelius Victor, and dedicated to the emperor Gallienus and his wife Cornelia Salonina.
Arch of Hadrian The Arch of Hadrian is a triumphal arch which lies in Athens, on Amalias Avenue, an ancient street that led from the old city to the new Roman section. It was constructed by the Athenians in 131, in honor of their benefactor, Roman Emperor Hadrian.
Arch of Janus The Arch of Janus is the only quadrifrons triumphal arch preserved in Rome, across a crossroads in the Velabrum-Forum Boarium. It was built in the early 4th century of spolia, possibly in honour of Constantine I or Constantius II.
Arch of Septimius Severus The white marble Arch of Septimius Severus at the northeast end of the Roman Forum is a triumphal arch erected in AD 204 to commemorate the Parthian victories of Emperor Septimius Severus and his two sons, Caracalla and Geta, in the two campaigns against the Parthians of 195 and 203.
Arch of Sergius The Arch of Sergius (also referred to as the Arch of the Sergii) is an Ancient Roman triumphal arch located in Pula, Croatia. The arch commemorates the Sergii family, specifically Lucius Sergius Lepidus, a tribune serving in the twenty-ninth legion that participated in the Battle of Actium and disbanded in 27 BC.
Arch of Tiberius The Arch of Tiberius (Arcus Tiberi) was a triumphal arch in the Roman Forum. It was erected in 15 or 16 AD to commemorate the recovery of the Roman standards lost in the Battle of the Teutoburg Forest in 9 AD.
Arch of Titus The Arch of Titus is a Pentelic marble triumphal arch with a single arched opening, located on the Via Sacra just to the south-east of the Forum in Rome. It was constructed by the emperor Domitian shortly after the death of his brother Titus (born AD 41, emperor 79-81), commemorating the capture and sack of Jerusalem in 70, which effectively terminated the Jewish War begun in 66 (although the Romans did not achieve complete victory until the fall of Masada in 73).
Arch of Titus (Circus Maximus) The lesser-known Arch of Titus was a triple arch erected by the East end of the Circus Maximus by the Senate in 81 AD, in honour of Titus and his capture of Jerusalem in the First Jewish-Roman War. Few traces remain.
Arch of Triumph of the Immaculate Heart of Mary and International Shrine of the Holy Innocents Arch of Triumph of the Immaculate Heart of Mary and International Shrine of the Holy Innocents is a proposed monument to honor the Virgin Mary and unborn fetuses which were terminated through abortion. The association of the same name was founded in January of 2001 in order to raise funds for the project and to organize its construction.
Arch Oboler's Plays Arch Oboler's Plays was a radio drama series written, produced and directed by Arch Oboler. Minus a sponsor, it ran for one year, airing Saturday evenings on NBC from March 25, 1939 to March 23, 1940 and revived five years later on Mutual for a sustaining summer run from April 5, 1945 to October 11, 1945.
Arch sing An arch sing is a type of performance put on by collegiate a cappella ensembles, especially on the East Coast of the United States. The casual, public performances are typically held in an archway for reasons of acoustics and shelter from the weather.
Archaea Archaea (; from Greek αρχαία, "ancient ones"; singular Archaeum, Archaean, or Archaeon), also called Archaebacteria (), is a major division of living organisms. Although there is still uncertainty in the exact phylogeny of the groups, Archaea, Eukaryota and Bacteria are the fundamental classifications in what is called the three-domain system.
Archaeoacoustics Archaeoacoustics is the discipline that explores acoustic phenomenon encoded in ancient artifacts. For instance, theoretically a pot or vase could be "read" like a gramophone record or phonograph cylinder for messages from the past.

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