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Art Stars Art Stars are, among other things, a diverse community of experimental performers, comedians, poets, storytellers, musicians, and performance artists located in and around New York's Lower East Side. Coined by the Rev.
Art Strike 1990-1993 Campaign launched in 1986 by Stewart Home which called upon all artists to cease their artistic work between January 1 1990 and January 1 1993. Unlike the art strikes proposed by Gustav Metzger and the Art Worker Coalition in the 1960s, it was not merely a boycott of art institutions through artists, but a provocation of artists addressing their understanding of art and their
Art Tripp Arthur Dyer Tripp III (aka Ed Marimba, Ted Cactus, Artie "With the green mustache" Tripp) (born 1944 in Athens, Ohio) is a chiropractor and former musician best known for his work as a percussionist with Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention and Captain Beefheart and The Magic Band.
Art Whitney Arthur Wilson Whitney (January 16, 1858 - August 15, 1943) born in Brockton, Massachusetts was an Infielder for the Worcester Ruby Legs (1880), Detroit Wolverines (1881-82), Providence Grays (1882), Pittsburg Alleghenys (1884-87), New York Giants (1888-90), Cincinnati Kelly's Killers (1891) and St. Louis Browns (1891).
Art Workers Guild The Art Workers Guild is an organisation established in 1884 by a group of young architects associated with the ideas of William Morris and the Arts and Crafts movement. The guild promoted the 'unity of all the arts', denying the distinction between fine and applied art.
Art Young Art Young (January 14, 1866 – December 29, 1943) was an American cartoonist and writer. He is most famous for his socialist cartoons, especially those drawn for the radical magazine The Masses between 1911 and 1917.
Art.Net Art.Net is a noncommercial, not for profit web-based artist collective of more than 450 artists, poets, musicians, painters, sculptors, animators, hacker artists, and other creative people from around the world, helping each other to share their works on the World Wide Web.
Arta Muçaj Arta Muçaj is an ethnic Albanian actress from Kosovo. She has starred in the Albanian TV series "Njerëz dhe fate" (People and Destinies), "Vjeshta e trëndafilave" (The Autumn of Roses) etc.
Artabanus III of Parthia Artabanus III of Parthia was a rival for the crown of the Parthian Empire during the reign of Pacorus II, against whom he revolted; his own reign extended from about 80 to 90. On a coin of 80 he calls himself Arsaces Artabanus.
Artabasdos Artavasdos (erroneously Artabasdos or Artabasdus), (Greek: Αρταύασδος, Artauasdos, from Armenian: Արտավազդ, Artavazd ), was Byzantine Emperor from June 741 or 742 until November 743. His reign constitutes a usurpation against Constantine V, who had retained control of several themes in Asia Minor.
Artakama Artakama1, daughter of Artabazus, a grandson of king Artaxerxes II, satrap of Daskyleion under Artaxerxes III and Darius III, satrap of Bactria under Alexander 2. Her mother is not specifically stated but was probably the only known wife of Artabazus, an anonymous sister of the Rhodian generals Memnon and Mentor, who were in Persian service in the late 340 BCs and the 330 BCs.
Artamonov (crater) Artamonov is a lunar crater that is located on the far side of the Moon. The eroded outer rim of Artamonov does not have the circular shape of most lunar craters, and instead has the overall shape of three or four merged craters.
Artaxerxes I of Persia Artaxerxes I (Artakhshathra I) was king of the Persian Empire from 465 BC to 424 The name as given is the Greek form; the Persian form is Artakhshathra. The Biblical Hebrew form is ארתחשסתא Artakhshasta.
Artaxias I Artaxias I (also called Artaxes or Artashes, Armenian: Ô±Ö€ŐżŐˇŐ·ŐĄŐ˝ Ô±ŐĽŐˇŐ»Ő«Ő¶) (reigned 190 BC/189 BC-160 BC/159 BC) was the founder of the Artaxiad Dynasty whose members ruled the Kingdom of Armenia for nearly two centuries.
Artaxias II Artaxias II (also called Artaxes or Artashes, Armenian: Արտաշես Երկրորդ) (reigned 34 BC – 20 BC) was a king of Armenia, the eldest son of Artavasdes II. He ascended the throne when his father was taken prisoner and executed by Marcus Antonius, and after his own skirmish with the Romans was forced to flee to Parthia.
Artbots ArtBots is an international robot talent show held in New York City and other cities. It is sponsored by a variety of arts organizations, produced by an army of volunteers, and is directed by dorkbot founder Douglas Repetto.
Artbox Artbox, with three members from San Francisco, was an American Lo-Fi Indie pop band. The group included the members Deric Williams (D-funk,) Artboy (Timothy Plain), Jackson (Jason Eliott), and drummer Scott Bolton (Gunner).
Artcell Artcell (or ArtCell) is a progressive metal band of Bangladesh. The band is arguably the first progressive metal band of the country and usually experiments with tunes from other metal genres such as heavy and thrash metal.
ArtCyclopedia Artcyclopedia is an online database of museum-quality fine art founded by Canadian John Malyon. The Artcyclopedia only deals with art that can be viewed online, and indexes 2,300 art sites (from museums and galleries), with links to around 180,000 artworks by 8,500 renowned artistsArtcyclopedia home page, November 2006..
Arte Arte (Association Relative à la Télévision Européenne, Association Relative to the European Television) is a Franco-German TV network, which aims to promote quality programming related to the world of arts and culture. Its facilities are located in Strasbourg, France (headquarters) and Baden-Baden in Germany.
Arte de la lengua mexicana y castellana The Arte de la lengua mexicana y castellana is a grammar of the Nahuatl language in Spanish by Alonso de Molina. It was published in Mexico in 1571, the same year as his monumental dictionary, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana.
Arte de la Lengua Mexicana con la declaraciĂłn de los adverbios della The Arte de la lengua mexicana con la declaraciĂłn de los adverbios della is a grammar of the Nahuatl language in Spanish by Jesuit grammarian Horacio Carochi. This classic work on the Classical Nahuatl language is now considered by linguists to be the finest and most useful of the many extant early grammars of Nahuatl.
Arte della Lana The Arte della Lana was the wool guild of Florence during the Late Middle Ages and in the Renaissance. It was one of the seven greater Arti ("trades") of Florence, separate from the Arti Minori (the "lesser trades").
Arte para aprender la lengua mexicana The Arte para aprender la lengua mexicana is a grammar of the Nahuatl language in Spanish by Andrés de Olmos. It was written in Mexico in 1547, but remained in manuscript form until 1875, when it was published in Paris by Rémi Siméon under the title Grammaire de la langue nahuatl ou mexicaine.
Arte Povera The term Arte Povera was introduced by the Italian art critic and curator, Germano Celant, in 1967. His pioneering texts and a series of key exhibitions provided a collective identity for a number of young Italian artists based in Turin, Milan, Genoa and Rome.
Artefactoria Artefactoria a group of Latin American Contemporary artists that began working together in 1982 after graduating from the School of Beautiful Arts in Guayaquil, Ecuador. Artefactoría was founded by Xavier Patiño and co-founded by Jorge Velarde, Marcos Restrepo, Pedro Dávila, Alvarado Frame, Flavio Álava, Paco Hill, as well as, Cuban artists Saidel Brito and Lupe Alvarez.
Artega Artega is a tribe of African "Arabs" said to be descendants of a sheik of that name who came from Hadramut in pre-Islamic days, settling near Tokar. The name is said to be "patrician," and the Artega may be regarded as the most ancient stock in the Suakin district.
Artek (camp) Artek (Russian: Арте́к) was the All-Union and international Young Pioneer camp in the Soviet Union. It was established on June 16 1925 near the Black Sea in the town of Gurzuf located on the Crimean peninsula, at The camp first hosted eighty children but it grew rapidly.
Artek (company) Artek is a Finnish furniture company. It was founded in December, 1935 by architect Alvar Aalto and his wife Aino Aalto, visual arts promoter Maire Gullichsen (Ahlström — Gullichsen family) and art historian Nils-Gustav Hahl.
Artel of Artists Artel of Artists () was a cooperative association (artel) and a commune of democratically-minded artists headed by Ivan Kramskoi. It was established in 1863 after some of its future organisers had been expelled from the St.
Arteli Arteli is a small chain of Mexican supermarkets founded by Arturo Elizondo of Tampico, Tamaulipas, in 1978. Concentrating their efforts in a small region, they now have stores in Tampico, Ciudad Madero and Altamira, as well as branches in the towns of RĂ­o Verde and Ebano in the state of San Luis PotosĂ­.
Artelinic acid Artelinic acid (or its salt, artelinate) is an experimental drug that is being investigated as a treatment for malaria. Artelinic acid has a lower rate of neurotoxicity than arteether and artemether, but is three times more toxic than artesunate.
Artem Grigoryan Artem Grigoryan (born May 30, 1985 in Moscow, Russia) is a Russian rugby league player currently playing for RC Lokomotiv Moscow in the Championship of Russia competition. His position of choice is usually in the halves.
Artem Zelenin Artem Zelenin (born March 11, 1988 in Moscow, Russia) is a Russian rugby league player currently playing for RC Lokomotiv Moscow in the Championship of Russia competition. His position of choice is usually in halves.
Artem'ev (crater) Artem'ev is a lunar crater that is located on the far side of the Moon. The rim of this crater has been modified by subsequent impacts in the vicinity, with an inward bulge along the southwest edge and a worn impact laying across the north rim.
Artemide Artemide is a design-oriented Italian manufacturer founded by Ernesto Gismondi and Sergio Mazza in 1958. Based in Pregnana Milanese, a suburb of Milan, the company specialises in the manufacture of lighting designed by famous international designers and architects.
Artemidorus Artemidorus Daldianus or Ephesius was a professional diviner and author known for an extant five-volume Greek work Oneirocritica, (English: The Interpretation of Dreams). Artemidorus was surnamed Ephesius, from Ephesus, on the west coast of Asia Minor, but was also called Daldianus, from his mother's native city, Daldis in Lycia.
Artemio Franchi Artemio Franchi (1922-1983) was an Italian football administrator. He served as Italian Football Federation President (1967-1976, 1978-1980), UEFA President (1972-1983) and as a member of the FIFA Executive Committee (1974-1983).
Artemio Franchi Trophy The Artemio Franchi Trophy was a competition held twice (1985 and 1993) between the champions of the European Football Championship and the Copa América. It was the national team equivalent to the Intercontinental Cup featuring the top European and South American clubs, and can be considered a precursor of the King Fahd Cup, played in 1992 for the first time and renamed the FIFA Confederations Cup after FIFA took over its organization for the third edition in 1997.
Artemio Ricarte Artemio Ricarte was born on October 20, 1866 in Batac, Ilocos Norte, Philippines to Faustino Ricarte and Bonifacia Garcia. He finished his early studies in his hometown and enrolled at the Colegio de San Juan de Letran where he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts.
Artemis Artemis (Greek: nominative , genitive ), in Olympian Greek mythology the daughter of Zeus and of Leto and the twin sister of Apollo, was one of the most widely venerated of the gods and manifestly one of the oldest deities (Burkert 1985:149). In later times she was combined with the Roman goddess Diana.
Artemis (brothel) Artemis is a mega-brothel in Germany, where prostitution is legal and widespread. The 'wellness brothel' opened in Berlin in September 2005, a four-story building complete with a pool, three saunas, two cinemas, and with room for up to 70 prostitutes and 600 customers.
Artemis (Loutsa) Artemis (Greek, Modern: Άρτεμις, Ancient/Katharevousa: Άρτεμη) or Loutsa (Greek: Λούτσα) is a suburban town in east Attica, approximately 25 km east of Athens, S of Rafina, NE of the Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport, E of the Attiki Odos (numbers 6 and 65) and N of Lavrio.
Artemis 30 The Artemis 30 is an anti-aircraft gun system originally developed in 1982 and produced by the Hellenic Arms Industry (EBO) for use by the Greek armed forces (Hellenic Army) in the Aegean sea. The military of Libya also deploys this system.
Artemis Entreri Artemis Entreri is a fictional character in the Dungeons & Dragons-based Forgotten Realms setting. Entreri is depicted as a ruthless assassin and the arch-nemesis of Drizzt Do'Urden, the protagonistic dark elf.
Artemis Fowl: The Opal Deception Artemis Fowl: The Opal Deception is the fourth book in the Artemis Fowl series; it was released in April 2005. This book involves the surviving villain from Artemis Fowl: The Arctic Incident, Opal Koboi, an evil genius whose intellect rivals super-genius Foaly, the centaur, along with the return of the familiar cast involving Artemis, Holly, Root, and Mulch.
Artemis Orthia The Sanctuary of Artemis Orthia, an archaic site devoted in Classical times to Artemis, was one of the most important religious sites in the Greek city of SpartaThis article was based on a translation from the French language article at 22 May 2006, with additional information from Rose in Dawkins 1929. .
Artemis Project The Artemis Project is a private venture to establish a permanent, self-supporting community on the Moon. It is named after Artemis, the goddess of the Moon and twin sister of Apollo (a reference to the Apollo project).
Artemisia annua Artemisia annua, also known as Sweet Wormwood, Sweet Annie, or Chinese wormwood (), is a common type of wormwood that grows throughout the world. It has fern-like leaves, bright yellow flowers, and a camphor-like scent.
Artemisia californica Artemisia californica, also known as California sagebrush, of the Asteraceae, is a shrub that grows in coastal sage scrub, coastal strand, chaparral, and dry foothill communities, from sea level to 800 m. It is a native to California and Baja California.
Artemisia Gentileschi Artemisia Gentileschi (July 8 1593 - 1653) was an Italian Early Baroque painter, today considered one of the most accomplished painters in the generation influenced by Caravaggio (Caravaggisti). In an era when women painters were not easily accepted by the artistic community, she was the first female painter to become a member of the Accademia dell'Arte del Disegno in Florence.
Artemisia I of Caria Artemisia (in Greek Αρτεμισία) was the daughter of Lygdamis and was set up as the tyrant of Halicarnassus by the Persians, who were at the time the overlords of Ionia, after the death of her husband. According to Herodotus (History Books 7 and 8) Artemisia was of Halicarnassian stock on her father's side and Cretan on her mother's.
Artemisia II of Caria Artemisia II of Caria (in Greek, Aρτεμισία; died in 350 BC) was the sister, wife and successor of the Carian prince Mausolus. She was daughter of Hecatomnus, and after the death of her husband she reigned for two years, from 352 to 350 BC.
Artemisinin Artemisinin (IPA: ) is a drug used to treat multi-drug resistant strains of falciparum malaria. The compound (a sesquiterpene lactone) is isolated from the shrub Artemisia annua long used in traditional Chinese medicine.
Artemius Artemius (died 363) was dux Aegypti (imperial prefect of Roman Egypt) during the 4th century; he had previously served as an officer in the army of Constantine I. An adherent to Arian Christianity, he is remembered for his role in persecution of Nicene Christians and pagans, and his search for Athanasius, bishop of Alexandria.
Artemus Gates Artemus Gates (1900-1972) was an American businessman, naval aviator, and Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Air in charge of anaval aviation efforts in World War II (7 December 1941 - 30 June 1945), and also briefly Undersecretary of the Navy (3 July 1945--2 September 1945). He was, at various times, President of New York Trust Company, Union Pacific, TIME, and Boeing.
Artemy Petrovich Volynsky Artemy Petrovich Volynsky (Арте́мий Петро́вич Волы́нский in Russian) (1689 – 1740) was a Russian statesman and diplomat. His career started as a soldier but was rapidly upgraded to minister under Peter the Great and governor of Astrakhan.
Artemy Vedel Artem (Artemy) Vedel (1767-1808) was one of the most prominent Ukrainian composers of the 18th century. Together with Maksym Berezovsky and Dmytro Bortniansky, Vedel is recognized as one of the big three composers of the period.
Artenara, Las Palmas Artenara is a Canarian municipality in the westcentral and the central portion of the island of Gran Canaria in the Las Palmas province in the Canary Islands. The population is 1,357 (ISTAC, 2003), its density is 20.
Arter Arter, also known as KuĹźadasi ("Bird Island" in Turkish), is a small island in Lake Van. It is now uninhabited but formerly contained a small Armenian monastery, the ruins of which can still be seen.
Arterial blood gas Arterial blood gas measurement is a blood test that is performed to determine the concentration of oxygen, carbon dioxide and bicarbonate, as well as the pH, in the blood. Its main use is in pulmonology, as many lung diseases feature poor gas exchange, but it is also used in nephrology (kidney diseases) and electrolyte disturbances.
Arterial line An arterial line is a thin catheter inserted into an artery. It is most commonly used in intensive care medicine to monitor the blood pressure real-time (rather than by intermittent measurement), and to obtain samples for arterial blood gas measurements.
Arterial road An arterial road is a moderate or high-capacity road which is just below a highway level of service. Much like a biological artery, an arterial road carries large volumes of traffic between areas in urban centres.
Arterial stiffeness Arteries stiffen as a consequence of age and atherosclerosis. The two leading causes of death in the developed world, myocardial infarction and stroke, are both a direct consequence of atherosclerosis and increased arterial stiffness is associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular events.
Arteriovenous malformation Arteriovenous malformation or AVM is a congenital disorder of the veins and arteries that make up the vascular system. The cause of this disorder is unknown, but is not generally thought to be hereditary, unless in the context of a specific hereditary syndrome.
Arteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy Arteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy (AAION or arteritic AION) is the cause of vision loss that occurs in temporal arteritis (aka giant cell arteritis). Temporal arteritis is an inflammatory disease of medium-sized blood vessels that happens especially with advancing age.
Artery (band) There is also a band named Artery founded 1989 in Bulgaria was a British post-punk band from Sheffield] that was founded in [[1979 consisting of Mark Gouldthorpe (vocals, guitar), Mick Fidler (guitar, vocals), Neil McKenzie (bass) and Garry Wilson (drums). They were originally known confusingly as just "The".
Artes Liberales Artes Liberales was medieval and earlier nomenclature for the Trivium and Quadrivium (artes triviales and artes quadriviales), the education and training deemed suitable for free persons (Latin liber: free), as distinct from the artes illiberales for the less (or not) free, now broadly termed Vocational education.
Artes Mechanicae Artes Mechanicae (mechanical arts) are the following: weaving, blacksmithing, navigation, war, the manufacture of weapons, agriculture, medicine, architecture, and the theatrical arts. They are a medieval classification.
Artful Dodger (UK band) Artful Dodger is a British R&B & UK Garage band, who became famous through their 2Step hits and gave Craig David's career a boost after he appeared on their #2 hit "Rewind" in December 1999. The band's name was apparently stolen from an unknown bedroom DJ (popular on pirate radio stations) Lee Haynes whose father's name was Roger, which was inspired by the Artful Dodger, a character in the Charles Dickens novel Oliver Twist.
ArtGardens of Pittsburgh The ArtGardens of Pittsburgh is an outdoor gallery of installation art where the medium of the art is growing plants. Bringing garden installations together at one venue is unique to The ArtGardens, which aims to promote gardening as a contemporary art genre.
Arthashastra The Arthashastra (more precisely Arthaśāstra) is a treatise on statecraft and economic policy which identifies its author by the names Kautilya and Viṣṇugupta,Mabbett 1964Trautmann 1971:5 "the very last verse of the work...is the unique instance of the personal name Viṣṇugupta rather than the gotra name Kauṭilya in the Arthaśāstra.
Arthel Neville Arthel Neville (born 20 October 1962 in New Orleans, Louisiana), is an American journalist and television personality. She began her career while a junior at the University of Texas at Austin School of Journalism As the first black female reporter at KVUE]-TV, her general assignment beat took her to the streets of Austin covering live breaking news, politics, education, health and human-interest stories.
Arther Ferrill Arther Ferrill, now a professor emeritus of history at the University of Washington at Seattleis also a respected expert on Ancient Rome] and [[military history. He has written four books and is a regular contributor to The Quarterly Journal of Military History () and other periodicals as an author and in review of other authors.
Arthit Kamlangek General Arthit Kamlangek was the former Commander in Chief of the Royal Thai Army and the Supreme Commander of the Thai Armed Forces. He was particularly influential during the 1980's during the government of Prem Tinsulanonda.
Arthrodesis Arthrodesis, also known as artificial ankylosis or syndesis, is the artificial induction of joint ossification between two bones via surgery. This is done to relieve intractable pain in a joint which cannot be managed by pain medication, splints, or other normally-indicated treatments.
Arthrofibrosis Arthrofibrosis is a complication of knee injury or surgery where an excessive scar tissue response leads to painful restriction of knee motion, with scar tissue forming within the joint and soft tissue spaces and persisting despite routine rehabilitation exercises and stretches. The term may involve flexion loss, extension loss or both.
Arthrogryposis multiplex congenita Arthrogryposis multiplex congenita, often simply referred to as arthrogryposis (IPA pronunciation: ), is a rare condition of the musculoskeletal system. Affecting approximately 1 in 3000 births, the condition is marked by limited range of motion in one or more major joints in the human body.
Arthroplasty Arthroplasty (literally "formation of joint") is an operative procedure of orthopaedic surgery performed, in which the arthritic or dysfunctional joint surface is replaced with something better or by remodeling or realigning the joint by osteotomy or some other procedure. Previously, a popular form of arthroplasty was interpositional arthroplasty with interposition of some other tissue like skin, muscle or tendon to keep inflammatory surfaces apart or excisional arthroplasty in which the joint surface and bone was removed leaving scar tissue to fill in the gap.
Arthropleura Arthropleura was a 2-3 metre (6-10 feet) long relative of centipedes and millipedes, native to the Upper Carboniferous of Nova Scotia, Illinois, Ohio, and Pennsylvania (USA), and in Scotland. It was the largest known land invertebrate of all time, and would have had few predators.
Arthropleuridea Arthropleuridea was a class of arthropods that flourished during the Carboniferous period. Members are defined by diplosomy, paranotal tergal lobes separated from the axis by a suture, and by sclerotized plates buttressing the leg insertions.
Arthropod Arthropods (Phylum Arthropoda, from the Greek [meaning joint] and [meaning [[foot]) are the largest [[phylum of animals and include the insects, arachnids, crustaceans, and others. More than 80% of described living animal species are arthropods , with over a million modern species described and a fossil record reaching back to the late proterozoic era.
Arthropod leg The arthropod leg is a form of jointed appendage of arthropods, usually used for walking. Many of the terms used for arthropod leg segments are of Latin origin, and may be confused with terms for bones: coxa (meaning hip), trochanter (compare greater trochanter and lesser trochanter), femur, tibia, tarsus, ischium, metatarsus, carpus, dactylus (meaning finger), patella.
Arthropodium cirratum Arthropodium cirratum (rengarenga, renga lily, New Zealand rock lily, or maikaika) is a species of herbaceous perennial plants endemic to New Zealand, where it may once have been farmed. It is used for medicine as well as food, and has symbolic importance in traditional Māori culture.
Arthroscopy Arthroscopy (also called arthroscopic surgery) is a minimally invasive surgical procedure in which a physical examination of the interior of a joint is performed using an arthroscope, a type of endoscope that is inserted into the joint through a small incision. Arthroscopic procedures can be performed either to evaluate, or to treat, many orthopaedic conditions including torn floating cartilage, torn surface cartilage, ACL reconstruction and trimming damaged cartilage.
Arthur "Bugs" Baer Arthur "Bugs" Baer (9 January 1886 – 17 May1969) was an American journalist and humorist. Baer was prominent in the New York City journalism and entertainment scene for many years and worked as a sports journalist and cartoonist.
Arthur "T-Boy" Ross Arthur "T-Boy" Ross (January 1, 1949 - April 22, 1996) was an American singer and songwriter most notable for his collaborations with Leon Ware and for being the younger brother of American R&B singer Diana Ross.
Arthur (electoral district) Arthur is a former provincial electoral division in the Canadian province of Manitoba. It was created in 1903 and was eliminated by redistribution in 1989, when its territory was combined with that from the neighbouring Virden riding to create the new riding of Arthur-Virden.
Arthur (film) Arthur is a 1981 film which tells the story of drunken playboy millionaire Arthur Bach (Dudley Moore), who was on the brink of an arranged marriage to a wealthy heiress, Susan Johnson (Jill Eikenberry). He is the heir to a vast fortune which he is told will only be his if he marries Susan.
Arthur (magazine) Arthur magazine, a bi-monthly 40,000-copy newsprint periodical, was founded in October, 2002 by publisher Laris Kreslins and editor Jay Babcock. It has received favorable attention from other periodicals such as L.
Arthur (operating system) Arthur is an early graphical user interface (GUI) operating system (OS) that was used on Acorn ARM-cpu-based computers from about 1987 until the much-superior RISC OS 2 was completed and made available in April 1989. It was the operating system of the earliest Archimedes ARM machines.
Arthur (plant) Arthur was a running gag in-joke in MAD magazine; a potted plant approximately a yard (one meter) tall, with only two leaves, right at the tip, who showed up in various scenes. Arthur was reportedly inspired by an actual avocado plant in the MAD office; plants grown from avocado pits do have the property of growing in such a fashion until the top is pruned.
Arthur A. Link Arthur Albert Link, (born May 24, 1914) in Alexander, North Dakota was a politician for the North Dakota Democratic Party, and later the Democratic-NPL. He was elected Governor of North Dakota in 1973, and served two terms until 1981.
Arthur Achleitner Arthur Achleitner (born August 16 1858 in Straubing, Bavaria, Germany; died September 29 1927 in Munich) was a German writer. His works are interesting because he describes local customs and peculiarities of the people in the Austrian and Bavarian Alps, and the mediterranean regions of the former Austro-Hungarian Empire (mainly Croatia and Bosnia).
Arthur Alexander Arthur Alexander (May 10, 1940 – June 9, 1993), born in Florence, Alabama, was perhaps one of the biggest stars to arise out of the American country-soul scene. Working with Muscle Shoals, a pioneering record label, Alexander's "You Better Move On" was the label's first hit and perhaps his best-known song, covered by the Rolling Stones.
Arthur Andersen Arthur Andersen LLP, based in Chicago, later named Andersen, was once one of the Big Five accounting firms, performing auditing, tax, and consulting services for large corporations. In 2002 the firm voluntarily surrendered its licenses to practice as Certified Public Accountants in the U.
Arthur Anderson (voice actor) Arthur Anderson is a radio broadcaster who played the voice of the General Mills Lucky Charms mascot "Lucky the Leprechaun" until 1992.He also played the voice of Eustace Bagg in Courage The Cowardly Dog.
Arthur Andrew Cipriani Captain Arthur Andrew Cipriani (1875-1945) was a Trinidad and Tobago labour leader and politician. He served as mayor of Port of Spain, elected member of the Legislative Council, leader of the Trinidad Workingmen's Association and founder of the Trinidad Labour Party.
Arthur Annesley, 1st Earl of Anglesey Arthur Annesley, 1st Earl of Anglesey (July 10, 1614 – April 6, 1686) was an Anglo-Irish royalist statesman. He rose to the position of Lord Privy Seal, and had several styles throughout his lifetime: The Hon.
Arthur Ashe Kids Day Arthur Ashe Kids Day is an annual tennis/children’s event that takes place in the end of August at the United States Tennis Association at Arthur Ashe Stadium. (USTA) Center in Flushing Meadows, Queens, New York.
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