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Athletics at the 1988 Summer Olympics - Men's 110 metres Hurdles The Men's 110 metres Hurdles at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea had an entrylist of 43 competitors, with six qualifying heats (43 runners), four second-round races (32) and two semifinals (16) before the final (8) took place on Monday September 26, 1988.
Athletics at the 1988 Summer Olympics - Men's 1500 metres The Men's 1500m at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea had an entrylist of 59 competitors, with four qualifying heats (59) en two semi-finals (26), before the final (12) took place on Saturday October 1, 1988.
Athletics at the 1988 Summer Olympics - Men's 20 km walk The Men's 20 km Race Walk at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea had an entrylist of 53 competitors. Three athletes were disqualified, while one walker did not finish the race, held on Friday September 23, 1988.
Athletics at the 1988 Summer Olympics - Men's 200 metres The Men's 200m at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea had an entrylist of 76 competitors, with ten qualifying heats (76), five second-round races (40) and two semi-finals (16), before the final (8) took off on Wednesday September 28, 1988.
Athletics at the 1988 Summer Olympics - Men's 3000 metres Steeplechase The Men's 3.000 metres Steeplechase at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea had an entrylist of 33 competitors, with three qualifying heats (33 runners) and two semifinals (26) before the final (13) took place on Friday September 30, 1988.
Athletics at the 1988 Summer Olympics - Men's 400 metres Hurdles The Men's 400 metres Hurdles at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea had an entrylist of 38 competitors, with five qualifying heats (38 runners) and two semifinals (16) before the final (8) took place on Sunday September 25, 1988.
Athletics at the 1988 Summer Olympics - Men's 50 km walk The Men's 50 km Race Walk at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea had an entrylist of 42 competitors. Three athletes were disqualified, while four walkers did not finish the race, held on Friday September 30, 1988.
Athletics at the 1988 Summer Olympics - Men's 5000 metres The Men's 5.000m at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea had an entrylist of 57 competitors, with three qualifying heats (57) and two semifinals (30) before the final (15) took place on Saturday October 1, 1988.
Athletics at the 1988 Summer Olympics - Men's 800 metres The Men's 800m at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea had an entrylist of 70 competitors, with nine qualifying heats (70), four second-round races (32) and two semi-finals (16), before the final (8) took off on Monday September 26, 1988.
Athletics at the 1988 Summer Olympics - Men's High Jump The Men's High Jump Competition at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea had an entrylist of 27 competitors, with two qualifying groups (27 jumpers) before the final (16) took place on Sunday September 25, 1988. There were two bronze medals rewarded.
Athletics at the 1988 Summer Olympics - Men's Pole Vault The Men's Pole Vault at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea had an entrylist of 21 competitors, with two qualifying groups (21 jumpers) before the final (15) took place on Wednesday September 28, 1988.
Athletics at the 1988 Summer Olympics - Women's 100 metres The Women's 100m at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea had an entrylist of 64 competitors, with eight qualifying heats (64), four second-round races (32) and two semi-finals (16), before the final (8) took off on Sunday September 25, 1988.
Athletics at the 1988 Summer Olympics - Women's 100 metres Hurdles The Women's 100 metres Hurdles at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea had an entrylist of 37 competitors, with five qualifying heats (37 runners), three second-rounds (24) and two semifinals (16) before the final (8) took place on Friday September 30, 1988.
Athletics at the 1988 Summer Olympics - Women's 200 metres The Women's 200m at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea had an entrylist of 60 competitors, with eight qualifying heats (60), four second-round races (32) and two semi-finals (16), before the final (8) took off on Thursday September 29, 1988.
Athletics at the 1988 Summer Olympics - Women's 400 metres Hurdles The Women's 400 metres Hurdles at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea had an entrylist of 35 competitors, with five qualifying heats (38 runners) and two semifinals (16) before the final (8) took place on Wednesday September 28, 1988.
Athletics at the 1988 Summer Olympics - Women's 800 metres The Women's 800m at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea had an entrylist of 32 competitors, with four qualifying heats (32) and two semi-finals (16), before the final (8) took off on Monday September 26, 1988.
Athletics at the 1988 Summer Olympics - Women's High Jump The Women's High Jump Competition at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea had an entrylist of 24 competitors, with two qualifying groups (24 jumpers) before the final (12) took place on Friday September 30, 1988.
Athletics at the 1988 Summer Olympics - Women's Long Jump The Women's Long Jump at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea had an entrylist of 32 competitors, with two qualifying groups (32 jumpers) before the final (12) took place on Thursday September 29, 1988.
Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics [(track and field)|Athletics] at the 2004 Summer Olympics were held at the Athens Olympic Stadium, except for the marathons (which were run from Marathonas to the Kallimarmaro Stadium), the road walk (through the streets of Athens), and the shot put, which was held at the Ancient Olympia Stadium. There were 46 events, 24 for men and 22 for women.
Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Men's discus throw The Discus throw at the 2004 Summer Olympics as part of the athletics program will be held at the Athens Olympic Stadium. It was originally planned to hold the discus throw at the Ancient Olympia Stadium, but it was discovered that the field was not large enough to accommodate the range of modern discus throwers, and would have posed a danger to spectators.
Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Men's marathon The men's marathon event at the 2004 Summer Olympics took place in August 29, 2004 in the streets of Athens, Greece. The streets were recently painted for the event, which provided an excellent condition of the road surface for the athletes, along with the excellent climate of that day.
Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Men's shot put The shot put events at the 2004 Summer Olympics were held on 18 August 2004 at the Ancient Olympia Stadium. It was originally planned to hold the discus throw at this venue, but it was discovered that the field was not large enough to accommodate the range of modern discus throwers, and would have posed a danger to spectators.
Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Women's discus throw The Discus throw at the 2004 Summer Olympics as part of the athletics program was held at the Athens Olympic Stadium. It was originally planned to hold the discus throw at the Ancient Olympia Stadium, but it was discovered that the field was not large enough to accommodate the range of modern discus throwers, and would have posed a danger to spectators.
Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Women's marathon The Women's marathon event at the 2004 Summer Olympics took place in August 22, 2004 in the streets of Athens, Greece. World record holder Paula Radcliffe of Great Britain started as favourite for the race, and lead from the start.
Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Women's shot put The shot put events at the 2004 Summer Olympics were held on 18 August 2004 at the Ancient Olympia Stadium. It was originally planned to hold the discus throw at this venue, but it was discovered that the field was not large enough to accommodate the range of modern discus throwers, and would have posed a danger to spectators.
Athletics at the 2005 Southeast Asian Games The Athletics (track and field) events at the 2005 Southeast Asian Games were held at the Rizal Memorial Sports Complex in Malate, Manila, Philippines. The Marathon event were ran from the Diosdado Macapagal Boulevard, Pasay City, Philippines.
Athletics at the 2006 Asian Games Athletics, known in the United States as Track and Field, will be contested at the 2006 Asian Games in Doha, Qatar from December 7 to December 12. Twenty-three events are being contested for the men while 22 are on the slate for the women.
Athletics at the 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games The athletics competition at the 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games lasted from July 25 to July 29. The events were dominated by Cuban athletes, whereas teams like Jamaica did not send their strongest athletes.
Athletics at the 2006 Commonwealth Games The Athletics at the 2006 Commonwealth Games were held in the newly adapted Melbourne Cricket Ground, except for the racewalking and marathon which were held on street courses running through the city. The marathon began and ended in the Melbourne Cricket Ground.
Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics will be held during the last 10 days of the games starting August 15. The events will take place at Beijing National Stadium, which is currently underconstruction for the games.
Athletics Assistance Program The Athletic Assistance Program (or carding program) is a program where the Government of Canada (through Sport Canada) provides funding assistance to elite level Canadian athletes. Athlete who are receiving this assistance are called carded athletes.
Athletics Nation Athletics Nation (popularly known as AN to its users) is a sports blog focusing on the Oakland Athletics baseball team. The blog was founded by freelance writer Tyler Bleszinski (also known as "Blez") in 2003.
Athletics Official Also known as Athletics technical officials, athletics officials are responsible for judging the various sports under the umbrella of athletics. Athletics officials can be sub-divided into three main groups; Field Judges, Track Judges and Timekeepers.
Athletics-Recreation Center The Athletics-Recreation Center is a 5,000 -seat multi-purpose arena in Valparaiso, Indiana, located at 1009 Union Street. It serves as the home court for Valparaiso University men's and women's basketball teams as well as the volleyball team.
Athlitiki Enosis Konstantinoupoleos Athlitiki Enosis Konstantinoupoleos, AEK Athens, or in English the Athletic Union of Constantinople (Istanbul) (AEK) is a sports club from Athens, Greece. The sports club was founded in 1924 in Athens following the expulsion of the Greek population of Turkey in 1922 and was initially staffed by refugees of the expulsion.
Athlon Athlon is the brand name applied to a series of different x86 processors designed and manufactured by AMD. The original Athlon, or Athlon Classic, was the first seventh-generation x86 processor and, in a first, retained the initial performance lead it had over Intel's competing processors for a significant period of time.
Athlon 64 The Athlon 64 is an eighth-generation, AMD64 architecture microprocessor produced by AMD, released on September 23, 2003. It is the third processor to bear the name "Athlon", and the immediate successor to the Athlon XP.
Athlone Athlone (, meaning "town of the ford of Luan") lies on the River Shannon near the southern extremity of Lough Ree, Republic of Ireland. Athlone stands close to the geographical centre of Ireland, on the borders of two counties, Westmeath and Roscommon, two provinces, Connaught, and Leinster.
Athlone Institute of Technology Athlone Institute of Technology (AIT, Institiúid Teicneolaíochta Bhaile Átha Luain in Irish) formerly Regional Technical College, Athlone is one of the original network of Regional Technical Colleges; it was built in Athlone, Ireland. It was established in 1970 and was upgraded to an Institute of Technology in 1998.
Athlone, Cape Town Athlone is a suburb of Cape Town located to the east of the city centre on the Cape Flats to the south of the N2 highway. It is named after Alexander Cambridge, 1st Earl of Athlone who was Governor-General of the Union of South Africa from 1924 to 1930.
Athol Daily News The Athol Daily News is a small, six-day daily (Monday through Saturday) newspaper in north central Massachusetts. Based in the town of Athol, the newspaper also covers the rural towns of Erving, New Salem, Orange, Petersham, Phillipston, Royalston, Templeton, Warwick, and Wendell, Massachusetts.
Athol Murray College of Notre Dame Athol Murray College of Notre Dame, or Notre Dame College, is a co-ed, independent, residential high school for students in Grades 8-12 in Wilcox, Saskatchewan. The school is best known for its hockey team, the Notre Dame Hounds.
Atholl Atholl or Athole (Scottish Gaelic: Athall; anciently Athfhotla) is a large historical district in the Scottish Highlands. Today it forms the northern part of Perth and Kinross, Scotland bordering Marr, Badenoch, Breadalbane, Strathearn, Perth and Lochaber.
Athronges Athronges was a leader of the Jews during the insurrection under Herod Archelaus. A shepherd, in common with his four brothers after proclaiming himself a messiah, Athronges led the rebellion against Archelaus and the Romans.
Athrotaxis Athrotaxis is a genus of two to three species (depending on taxonomic opinion) of conifers in the cypress family, Cupressaceae. The genus is endemic to western Tasmania, where they grow in high altitude temperate rainforests.
Athy Athy (IPA pronunciation: ) situated about one hours drive south west of Dublin in County Kildare, Ireland is a market town on the convergence of the River Barrow and Grand Canal. The town is named after a second century AD chieftain Ae who was killed on the river crossing thus giving the town its name meaning "the town by Ae's ford".
Athy Rugby Club Athy Rugby Football Club was founded in 1880 and plays its home games at The Showgrounds, Athy, County Kildare. The club currently play in the RE/MAX Leinster League Division 2 and field a 1st, 2nd and 3rd XV's as well as an U20's and youth teams from U18's to U8's.
Athymhormia Athymhormia is a disorder of motivation, one of that class of neuro-psychiatric conditions marked by abnormalities or deficiencies in motivation. Symptoms include the loss or reduction of desire and interest toward previous motivations, loss of drive and the desire for satisfaction, curiosity, the loss of tastes and preferences, and flattened affect.
Athymhormic syndrome Athymhormic syndrome, or psychic akinesia, is a rare neurological syndrome characterized by extreme passivity, apathy, and a profound generalized loss of self-motivation. For example, a patient might sustain severe burns on contact with a hot stove, due to lacking the will to move away despite experiencing severe pain.
Athyra Athyra is the sixth book in Steven Brust's Vlad Taltos series, set in the fantasy world of Dragaera. Originally published in 1993, by Ace Books, it was reprinted in 2003 along with Orca in the omnibus The Book of Athyra.
Athyrium filix-femina Athyrium filix-femina (Lady Fern or Common Lady-fern) is a species of fern native throughout most of the temperate Northern Hemisphere, where it is often abundant (one of the more common ferns) in damp, shady woodland environments.
Atchafalaya Basin The Atchafalaya Basin, or Atchafalaya Swamp, in south central Louisiana is a combination of wetlands and river delta area where the Atchafalaya River and the Gulf of Mexico converge. The Atchafalaya is unique among basins because it has a growing delta system (see illustration) with nearly stable wetlands.
Atchafalaya River The Atchafalaya River is a distributary of the Mississippi and Red rivers, approximately 170 miles (270 km) long, in south central Louisiana in the United States. It is navigable and provides a significant industrial shipping channel for the state of Louisiana, as well as the cultural heart of the Cajun Country.
Atcham Atcham is a village in Shropshire, England, at . It was once part of Atcham Rural District, before it merged with the Borough of Shrewsbury and the area is now administered by Shrewsbury and Atcham Borough Council.
Atchison and Nebraska City Railroad The Atchison and Nebraska City Railroad was chartered May 5, 1867. The charter authorized the railroad to be built from Atchison, Kansas, to some point on the Nebraska/Kansas border, not further West than from the Missouri River.
Atchison and Nebraska Railroad The Atchison and Nebraska Railroad was initially chartered as the Atchison and Nebraska City Railroad but "City" was dropped from the name when it was formally organized. Work began on the railroad in Atchison, Kansas, the summer of 1869 and it was completed to the state line, three miles North of White Cloud, Kansas, in 1871.
Atchison and Pike's Peak Railroad The Atchison and Pike's Peak Railroad is the original name for the Central Branch Union Pacific Railroad and was incorporated on February 11, 1859. It was involved in several treaties with the Kickapoo Indian Tribe that helped grow the railroad in the belief that it would help connect Colorado gold mines with eastern railroads.
Atchison County Historical Museum Atchison County Historical Museum is a museum dedicated to preserving the history of Atchison, Kansas. Both town and museum are named after United States Senator and legendary "President for a day" David Rice Atchison.
Atchison, Lincoln and Columbus Railroad The Atchison, Lincoln, and Columbus Railroad was initially authorized to build from the terminus point of the Atchison and Nebraska Railroad, which was at the Nebraska and Kansas border North of White Cloud, KS, to Columbus, NE by way of Lincoln, NE. Work began in 1871 and the Atchison and Nebraska Railroad was consolidated into the Atchison, Lincoln, and Columbus Railroad on November 3, 1871.
Atchison, Republican Valley, and Pacific The Atchison, Republican Valley, and Pacific railroad was formed on May 29th, 1879 and was planned to operate from Atchison, KS, along the Republican River to near Willow Island, NE. The Central Branch Union Pacific played a major role in the founding of the railroad and took over the route before any actual track was laid.
Ati (tribe) The Ati are an indigenous tribe of Negritos on the island of Panay in the Philippines. They are known as the most mobile of the tribes, but are believed to have once lived in more permanent settlements, prior to their becoming nomadic.
Atia of the Julii Atia of the Julii is a character from the HBO/BBC2 original television series Rome, played by Polly Walker. The niece of Julius Caesar and mother of future emperor Caesar Augustus, she is depicted as a cheerfully amoral and opportunistic manipulator.
Atibaia Atibaia (or Estância de Atibaia) is a Brazilian city located in the state of São Paulo, Brazil. The name is derivated from an indigenous language called Tupi, and has a meaning of "healthy water river".
Atic Atac Atic Atac is a ZX Spectrum video game developed and released by Ultimate Play The Game in 1983. It takes place within a flip-screen castle in which the player, either a wizard, a knight or a serf, must seek out the "Golden Key of A.
Atif Dudaković Atif Dudaković (Born December 2, 1953 in Bosanska Dubica, Bosnia and Herzegovina) is a former general in the Bosnian army, commanding the army's 5th Corps before becoming the general commander of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina army.
Atik Sinan Sinan-i Atik also known as Azadli Sinan and Atik Sinan ('Old' Sinan to distinguish him from Koca Mimar Sinan Agha), born in Byzance (Byzantium) was an Ottoman architect for Mehmed II and Mustafa III during the 15th Century. He is credited with being the architect who built and designed Istanbul's first selatin mosque the Fatih Mosque and its complex in 1471 for the sultan Mehmed II, over the ruins of the The Church of the Holy Apostle.
Atikokan Roman Catholic Separate School Board Atikokan Roman Catholic Separate School Board is a school authority in the Canadian province of Ontario. The school authority is the school district administrator for Roman Catholic schools in Atikokan, Ontario.
Atil Atil, also spelled Itil (literally meaning "Big River"), was the capital of Khazaria from the middle of the 8th century until the end of the 10th century. The word is also a Turkic name for the Volga River.
Atilla Altıkat Colonel Atilla Altıkat was the Turkish military attaché to Ottawa, Canada, who was assassinated in 1982. The Armenian group, Justice Commandos Against Armenian Genocide, claimed responsibility for the attack.
Atilla Béla Ladislau Kelemen Atilla Béla Ladislau Kelemen (born 4 May 1948 in Târgu Mureş) is a Romanian politician and Member of the European Parliament. He is a member of the Democratic Union of Hungarians in Romania, part of the European People's Party–European Democrats, and became an MEP on 1 January 2007 with the accession of Romania to the European Union.
Atimonan, Quezon The Municipality of Atimonan (Filipino: Bayan ng Atimonan) is a second class municipality in the province of Quezon, Philippines. It lies on the western shore of the province, 173 kilometers southeast of Manila.
Atiqa Odho Atiqa Odho (Urdu: عتیقہ اوڈھو) is a famous Pakistani television and film actress who has acted in numerous film and television productions. She debuted in Anwar Maqsood's Sitara aur Mehrunissa while later chose to move to the film world starring in a string of hits which included Jo Darr Gya Woh Marr Gya, Mummy and Mujhe Chand Chahiye.
Atirus Shopping Center Atirus Shopping Canter, opened on December 17, 2005, is a modern shopping mall located in the suburb district of Büyükçekmece in Istanbul, Turkey. It is named after the location, which was called Atirus in the ancient times.
Atish Dipankar University of Science and Technology Atish Dipankar University of Science and Technology (ADUST) is a university in Gulshan, Dhaka, Bangladesh. Its faculties include Arts and Humanities, Biological Sciences, Applied Sciences, Engineering, Computer and ICT, Business Studies, and Social Sciences.
Atisha Atiśa Dipamkara Shrijnana (Bangla: অতীশ দীপঙ্কর শ্রীজ্ঞান) (982 - 1054 CE) was a Buddhist teacher from Bengal region of old Indian territory who, along with Konchog Gyalpo and Marpa, was one of the major figures in the establishment of the Sarma lineages in Tibet after the repression of Buddhism by King Langdharma (Glang Darma).
Atisone Seiuli Atisone Seiuli aka Shalimar (born Saoaumaga Atisone Kenneth Seiuli July 6, 1976 - April 22, 1998) was the transsexual vixen who caused a storm of Hollywood scandal when she was arrested in the car of comedian Eddie Murphy in 1997.
Atitlán Grebe The Atitlán Grebe (Podilymbus gigas) also known as Giant Grebe, Giant Pied-billed Grebe, or Poc is an extinct relative of the Pied-billed Grebe. It was endemic at the Lago de Atitlán in Guatemala in an altitude of 1700 m asl.
Atiyah-Hirzebruch spectral sequence In mathematics, the Atiyah-Hirzebruch spectral sequence is a computational tool from homological algebra, designed to make possible the calculation of an extraordinary cohomology theory. For a CW complex X, or more general topological space, it puts in relation the extraordinary cohomology groups
Atiyah–Bott fixed-point theorem In mathematics, the Atiyah–Bott fixed-point theorem, proven by Michael Atiyah and Raoul Bott in the 1960s, is a general form of the Lefschetz fixed-point theorem for smooth manifolds M , which uses an elliptic complex on M. This is a system of elliptic differential operators on vector bundles, generalizing the de Rham complex constructed from smooth differential forms which appears in the original Lefschetz fixed-point theorem.
Atiyah–Singer index theorem In the mathematics of manifolds and differential operators, the Atiyah–Singer index theorem states that for an elliptic differential operator on a compact manifold, the analytical index (closely related to the dimension of the space of solutions) is equal to the topological index (defined in terms of some topological data). It includes many other important theorems (such as the Riemann-Roch theorem) as special cases, and has applications in theoretical physics.
Atkin-Lehner theory In mathematics, the Atkin-Lehner theory is an algebraic part of the theory of modular forms, in which the concept of newform is defined. A newform is a form 'new' at a given level N, where the levels refer to the nested subgroups
Atkins v. Virginia Atkins v. Virginia, , is a case in which the Supreme Court of the United States (in a 6 to 3 decision) ruled that executing the mentally retarded violates the Eighth Amendment's ban on cruel and unusual punishments.
Atkinson (VIVA) Atkinson, or Atkinson Avenue, is a Vivastation on York Region's Viva bus rapid transit system, north of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It opened on September 4, 2005, at the intersection of Atkinson Avenue and Bathurst Street in Vaughan, Ontario.
Atkinson and Gilmanton Academy Grant, New Hampshire Atkinson and Gilmanton Academy Grant is a township in Coos County, New Hampshire, United States. It was granted by the state legislature to Gilmanton Academy and Atkinson Academy in equal shares in 1809 and contained about 19,000 acres (77 km²).
Atkinson Aerodrome Atkinson Aerodrome, Guyana's first airport, was named after Major Eric Atkinson, the commander of the air-base facilities which the American government developed at this location during World War II. Atkinson Airport occupied 68 acres of Atkinson field, formerly Hyde Park, on the Demerara River.
Atkinson cycle The Atkinson cycle engine is a type of Internal combustion engine invented by James Atkinson in 1882. The Atkinson cycle is designed to provide efficiency at the expense of power, and is beginning to see applications in modern hybrid electric applications.
Atkinson Film-Arts Atkinson Film-Arts was an animation studio based in Ottawa, Canada, which closed in 1989. The company is best known for the first two Care Bears television specials, The Land Without Feelings and The Freeze Machine, and the four syndicated specials that inspired The Raccoons.
Atkinson Graduate School of Management The Willamette MBA is one of only two MBA programs in the world accredited for both Business Administration (AACSB International) and Public Administration (NASPAA). The distinctive dual accreditation provides professional recognition and respect in all sectors - the results include more choices and more career options.
Atkinson Index In economics, the Atkinson index or Atkinson measure is used to quantify income inequality. The distinguishing feature of the Atkinson index in economics is its ability to gauge movements in different segments of the income distribution.
Atkinson Morley Hospital Atkinson Morley Hospital (AMH) was founded in 1869 following a donation of ÂŁ150,000 by Mr Atkinson Morley, a wealthy landowner, to St George's Hospital. A plot of land in Wimbledon was bought and the hospital remained open until 2003 when services were relocated to the main St George's site in Tooting.
Atkinson Northern Railroad The Atkinson Northern Railroad was originally founded in the late 1800s or early 1900s to operate North out of Atkinson, Nebraska to a point in Boyd County, Nebraska. Although several cuts were made in preparation for the railroad, no track was actually laid and the railroad folded before it began.
Atkinson resistance Atkinson resistance is commonly used in mine ventilation to characterise the resistance to airflow of a duct of irregular size and shape, such as a mine roadway. It has the symbol R and is used in the square law for pressure drop,
Atkinson-Shiffrin memory model The Atkinson-Shiffrin model, Multi-store model or Multi-memory model is a psychological model proposed in 1968 as a proposal for the structure of memory. It proposed that human memory involves a sequence of three stages:
Atkinsons Atkinsons is a family-owned department store located on The Moor in Sheffield, England which sells retail items of clothing, furnishings, lightings, gifts, jewellery, toys, cookers and televisions. Atkinsons has been running for 130 years, and recently as of 2004 has seen an extension to the store occupying more space.
Atlacatl Atlacatl (d. 1528) is reputed to have been the name of the last ruler of a polity which was based around the center of Cuzcatlán, in the southwestern periphery of Mesoamerica (present-day El Salvador), at the time of the Spanish conquest.
Atland Atland, or Aldland as it is sometimes spelt, is the name applied to Atlantis by the Oera Linda Book. Said to have been destroyed in a conflagration of nature in 2194 BCE, it was allegedly located in what is now the North Sea.
Atlanta (band) Atlanta was a country music band formed in 1982 by Larry McBride and Mylan Bogdan for their record label, MDJ Records. Atlanta began with four members of the touring group The Vogues, a nightclub and recording act that released the record LP The Vogues Sing for You, in 1982.
Atlanta (disambiguation) Atlanta is derived from Atlas, a character in Greek mythology (and not the heroine Atalanta, as is often mistakenly assumed). Most cities or towns named 'Atlanta' are named after the Atlantic Ocean or some entity referencing the Atlantic Ocean, as in the case of Atlanta, Georgia, which was named for the Western and Atlantic Railroad, which in turn was named for the Atlantic Ocean.
Atlanta and Birmingham Air Line Railway Originally called the East and West Railroad of Alabama, the Atlanta and Birmingham Air Line Railway was formed when the Seaboard Air Line Railroad purchased the E&W in 1902 and renamed it in 1903. With two additions to the original E&W, the A&BAL did reach both Birmingham, AL and Howells, GA (which is Northwest of Atlanta, GA) by 1904.
Atlanta and Florida Railroad In July of 1886, the Atlanta and Florida Railroad was chartered as the Atlanta and Hawkinsville Railroad. The A&F name was instituted in 1887 and the railroad began operation in November, 1888, running 105 miles from Atlanta, GA to Fort Valley, GA.

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