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Avro Vulcan The Avro Vulcan was a British delta-wing subsonic bomber, operated by the Royal Air Force from 1953 until 1984. The Vulcan was part of the RAF's V bomber force, which fulfilled the role of nuclear deterrence against the Soviet Union during the Cold War.
Avrom Ber Gotlober Avrom Ber Gotlober (January 14, 1811, Starokonstantinov, Volhynia - April 12, 1899, Białystok) was a Jewish writer, poet, playwright, historian, journalist and educator. He mostly wrote in Hebrew, but also wrote poetry and dramas in Yiddish.
Avshalom Elitzur Avshalom Cyrus Elitzur (Hebrew ×בשלום כורש ×ליצור; born 30 May 1957, Iran) is an Israeli physicist and philosopher. He is a senior lecturer at the Unit for Interdisciplinary Studies, Bar-Ilan University, Ramat-Gan, Israel.
Avskum Avskum is a political hardcore punk/d-beat band from Kristinehamn, Sweden. Playing Classic Swedish Hardcore influenced by Discharge Avskum started in the Early 1980's, only to temporarily disband until the Mid 1990's where they returned more productive than ever.
Avtar Singh Bhadana Avtar Singh Bhadana (born 17 December, 1957) is a member of the 14th Lok Sabha of India. He represents the Faridabad constituency of Haryana and is a member of the Indian National Congress (INC) political party.
AvtoVAZ AvtoVAZ (ĐвтоВĐĐ— in Russian) is a Russian automobile manufacturer, also known as VAZ, Volzhsky Automobilny Zavod (Đ’ĐĐ—, Đ’ĐľĚлжŃкий автомобиĚльный завоĚĐ´ ), and better known to the world as Lada was set up in the late 1960s in collaboration with Fiat.
AvtoZAZ AvtoZAZ (Ukrainian: ĐвтоЗĐĐ—) started in 1975 as Industrial Assosiation (производŃтвенное объединение), Đ° holding that incorporated ZAZ, MeMZ, Ilyichyevsk Automobile Parts Plant (Ukrainian: ІллічівŃький завод автоагрегатів) and a number of other automobile-production facilities in Lutzk (LuAZ) and Kherson. In 1990s, it was privatized into a joint-stock company, although 100% of shares stayed with the government.
Avulsion (legal term) In Property law, avulsion refers to a sudden loss or addition to land, which results from the action of water. It differs from accretion, which describes a gradual loss or addition to land resulting from the action of water.
Avulsion fracture An avulsion fracture is a bone fracture which occurs when a fragment of bone tears away from the main mass of bone as a result of physical trauma. This can occur at the ligament due to the application forces external to the body (such as a fall or pull) or at the tendon due to a muscular contraction that is stronger than the forces holding the bone together.
Avunculocal residence An avunculocal society is one in which a married couple traditionally lives with the man's mother's eldest brother, which most often occurs in matrilineal societies. The anthropological term "avunculocal residence" refers to this convention, which has been identified in about 4% of the world's societies.
Avvakum Avvákum Petróv () (November 20, 1620 or 1621 - April 14, 1682) was a Russian protopope of Kazan Cathedral on Red Square who led the opposition to Patriarch Nikon's reforms of the Russian Orthodox Church. His autobiography and letters to the tsar, Boyarynya Morozova and other Old Believers are considered masterpieces of 17th-century Russian literature.
Avvocata Avvocata (Italian: feminine form of "avvocato", "advocate" in reference to the Madonna as the advocate of humanity) is a neighbourhood of Naples, southern Italy. It is just outside, to the west, of the original historic center of the Greco-Roman city of Naples.
Avvy Avvy (born April 22, 1984) is a young talented songwriter and performer included in the list of Bahamian musicians who contribute to the art of Bahamian folk music (Junkanoo & Rake-and-Scrape). He has received accolades for reviving native Bahamian music with innovative storytelling, upbeat rhythms and energetic performances.
Avy Lee Roth Avy Lee Roth is a Spanish born pornstar who claims to be the daughter of former Van Halen singer David Lee Roth. When confronted David didn't deny the rumours and claimed that he did "spread it around" a lot during his time spent in Los Angeles while in Van Halen.
Avyakata AvyÄkáą›ta (Sanskrit) or AvyÄkata (PÄli), meaning "undetermined" or "unexplained", refers to "indeterminate questions" which ĹšÄkyamuni Buddha refused to answer. The avyÄkatas are numbered as ten, consisting of three pairs of opposites and a catuṣkoáąi (fourfold alternative) of options for the last subject.
AV Family Computer The AV Family Computer was a redesign of the original Family Computer video game console released by Nintendo in Japan in the early 1990s. Nintendo itself called it simply Family Computer, exactly the same as the original, but users called it AV Famicom or New Famicom to distinguish from the original.
AV Festival The AV Festival is the UK’s largest international festival of electronic art, and features new media art, film, music, and games. As with festivals such as Ars Electronica, ISEA and DEAF, it is considered to be a new media art festival
AV idol An AV Idol (adult video idol; ) is a Japanese idol that works in the pornographic business, often both as an actress as well as a model. The average career of an AV idol spans one, maybe two years, in which many films are only released on VCD or VHS, though recent evolution of adult film industry in Japan has seen the rise of both DVD and AV idols with careers spanning several years, like Jun Kusanagi or Ami Ayukawa.
AV receiver AV receivers or audio-video receivers are one of the many consumer electronics components typically found within a home theatre system. Their primary purpose is to amplify sound from a multitude of possible audio sources as well as route video signals to your TV from various sources.
AV-8 Harrier II The McDonnell Douglas AV-8B Harrier II is a family of second-generation vertical/short takeoff and landing or V/STOL jet multirole aircraft of the late 20th century. British Aerospace rejoined the project in the early 1980s, and it is currently managed by Boeing/BAE Systems since the 1990s.
AVALANCHE is a fictional rebel and eco-terrorist organization from the Squaresoft RPG Final Fantasy VII. They seek to save the game's world from the conduct of the Shinra Company, a multi-conglomerate industry which effectively controls that world.
AVATAR The AVATAR protocol (Advanced Video Attribute Terminal Assembler and Recreator) is a system of escape sequences occasionally used on Bulletin Board Systems (BBSes). It has largely the same functionality as the more popular ANSI escape codes, but has the advantage that the escape sequences are much shorter.
AVATAR (MUD) AVATAR MUD is one of the oldest MUDs (Multi-User Dungeon or Domain or Dimensions) having been in use since August of 1995. It is a multi-player text computer game that combines elements of role-playing games, hack and slash style computer games and social instant messaging chat rooms.
AVATAR (spacecraft) AVATAR is a conceptual HOTOL, SSTO spaceplane being developed by India's Defence Research and Development Organisation. AVATAR stands for Aerobic Vehicle for hypersonic Aerospace TrAnspoRtation, which is probably a backronym.
AVB AVB (Acappella Vocal Band, or All Vocal Band), is a spin-off group formed from the former backup singers of the Contemporary Christian act Acappella. While Acappella maintained a more traditional adult-oriented vocal style, AVB's music was aimed at a younger audience.
AVCATT AVCATT (Aviation Combined Arms Tactical Trainer) is a mobile aviation training simulator developed by L-3 Communications, Link Simulation & Training for the United States Army. Unlike many other simulators, AVCATT allows for multiple simultaneous users.
AVCon AVCon is an anime (Japanese animation) and video game convention, that has been held yearly in July at the University of Adelaide, South Australia. The event is run by fans to help provide the fan community and public with a weekend of activities and events focused on their interests and fostering the social aspects of the community.
AVE Mizar The AVE Mizar (frequently misspelled "Mitzar", but named after the star Mizar) was a flying car built between 1971 and 1973 by Advanced Vehicle Engineers (AVE) of Oxnard, California. The company was started by Henry Smolinski, a Northrop-trained engineer.
AVESCO AVESCO, the Australian Vee Eight Supercar Company, is the company who manage, market, and promote the V8 Supercar touring car racing category. It is a joint venture between Touring Car Entrants Group (TEGA) and Sports & Entertainment Limited (SEL)
AVCHD AVCHD (Advanced Video Codec High Definition) is a new high definition recording format introduced by Sony and Panasonic. It can use various storage media, including 8 cm (3") recordable DVD discs, as well as hard disk, and SD and Memory Stick Pro memory cards, and is being positioned to compete with handheld video camera recording formats like HDV and MiniDV.
AVID AVID (meaning Advancement Via Individual Determination) is a college-preparatory program designed to aid economically disadvantaged, and academically average first-generation students of both elementary and high schools into college. Originating at the high school level, the program now serves fifth grade through twelfth grade students (roughly, ages 10-18).
AVIDAC The AVIDAC or Argonne Version of the Institute's Digital Automatic Computer, an early computer built by Argonne National Laboratory, was based on the IAS architecture developed by John von Neumann. As with all computers of its era, it was a one of a kind machine that could not exchange programs with other computers (even other IAS machines).
AVL tree In computer science, an AVL tree is a self-balancing binary search tree, and the first such data structure to be invented. In an AVL tree the heights of the two child subtrees of any node differ by at most one, therefore it is also called height-balanced.
AVLIS AVLIS Is an acronym which stands for atomic vapor laser isotope separation and is a method by which specially tuned lasers are used to separate isotopes of uranium using selective ionization of hyperfine transitions.
AVN Adult Entertainment Expo The AVN Adult Entertainment Expo (AEE) is a trade show held each January in Las Vegas, Nevada, and is sponsored by the Adult Video News Magazine (AVN). The AVN Awards show is held during the Expo at the nearby The Venetian Resort Hotel Casino.
AVN Awards The AVN Awards are movie awards sponsored and presented by the American adult video industry trade magazine AVN (Adult Video News) to honor exceptional performance in various aspects of the creation and marketing of American pornographic movies. The AVN Awards comprise nearly 100 categories, some of which are analogous to industry awards offered in other film and video genres, and others that are specific to pornographic film and video.
AVN Best New Starlet Award The AVN(Adult Video News) Best New Starlet Award is presented every January in Las Vegas, Nevada at the AVN Awards ceremony. Somewhat similar to the Grammy's Best New Artist and the Golden Globe's Most Promising New Star, it is given to the porn actress whom the industry believes has displayed the greatest amount of potential and quality in her debut year.
AVNOJ AVNOJ (Antifašističko V(ij)eće Narodnog Oslobođenja Jugoslavije), standing for "Anti-Fascist Council of National Liberation of Yugoslavia", was the political umbrella organization for the people's liberation committees that was established on November 26, 1942 to administer terrorities under their control. It was under the political leadership of the main resistance forces of Yugoslavia, during the Axis occupation of World War II.
AVR Butterfly The AVR Butterfly ATMEL AVR Butterfly Product Description is a self-contained, battery-powered demonstration board running the ATMEL AVR ATmega169V Microcontroller. The board includes an LCD screen, joystick, speaker, serial port, real- time-clock RTC, internal flash memory, and sensors for temperature and voltage.
AVR32 The AVR32 is a 32-bit RISC microprocessor architecture designed by Atmel. The microprocessor architecture was designed by a handful of people educated at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology, including lead designer Ăyvind Strøm, PhD and CPU architect Erik Renno, M.
AVRO tournament The AVRO tournament was a chess tournament held in the Netherlands in 1938, sponsored by the Dutch broadcasting company Algemeene Vereeniging Radio Omroep. Eight of the world's top players took part: World Champion Alexander Alekhine, former champions José Raúl Capablanca and Max Euwe, and potential challengers Mikhail Botvinnik, Paul Keres, Reuben Fine, Samuel Reshevsky and Salo Flohr.
AVS-36 The AVS-36 (from Avtomaticheskaya Vintovka Simonova 1936 model; Russian: ĐвтоматичеŃкая винтовка Симонова образца 1936 года) was a Soviet automatic rifle which saw service in the early years of World War II. It was among the early select-fire infantry rifles (capable of both single and full-automatic fire) formally adopted for military service.
Aw Boon Haw Ah Boon Haw ( (1882 Rangoon, Burma - 1954 Hong Kong) was a Chinese entrepreneur and philanthropist best known for introducing Tiger Balm. His family was of Hakka descent and his ancestors were from Yongding County in Fujian Province.
Awa Dance Festival is held every year in the time of Bon Odori (Bon festival) in the area of Tokushima city (徳島市; -shi), the capital city of Tokushima Prefecture on Shikoku island of Japan. Koenji, an area of Tokyo, also has an Awa Dance Festival modeled on Tokushima's, which started in 1956.
Awaara Awaara (Hindi: अवारा, Urdu: آŮارŰ, Translation: "The Vagabond" ) is a 1951 film directed and produced by Raj Kapoor. The film centers on the intertwining lives of poor Raj (Raj Kapoor) and privileged Rita (Nargis).
Awabel Awabel is one of the 105 woredas in the Amhara Region of Ethiopia. Part of the Misraq Gojjam Zone, Awabel is bordered on the south by the Abay River which separates it from the Oromia Region, on the southwest by Baso Liben, on the northwest by Guzamn, on the northeast by Enemay, and on the southeast by Dejen.
Awad Hamed al-Bandar Awad Hamad al-Bandar (; aka: Awad Hamad Bandar Alsa'doon) (January 2, 1945 - January 15, 2007) was an Iraqi chief judge under Saddam Hussein's presidency. He was the head of the Revolutionary Court which issued death sentences against 143 Dujail residents, in the aftermath of the failed assassination attempt on the president on July 8 1982 (a year before the U.
Awadh Awadh (Devanagari अवध) (also known in various British historical texts as Oudh, Oundh or Oude) is a region in the center of the modern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, which was before Independence known as the United Provinces of Oudh and Agra. The traditional capital of Awadh has been Lucknow, still the capital of the modern State.
Awake Being awake is a metabolic state which is marked by catabolic processes and which is characterized by consciousness, the opposite of sleep, an anabolic process. Communication, ambulation, and ingestion are normally conducted while awake, though they have been known to happen during sleep.
Awake and Breathe Awake and Breathe was Irish girl group B*Witched's second album, released in 1999. It peaked at #5 on the UK album chart in the year of its release, but the three tracks released ("Jesse Hold On", "I Shall Be There", and "Jump Down") only reached #4, #13 and #16 in the singles chart, disappointing after the four singles from the debut album B*Witched all reached #1.
Awake in a Dream "Awake in a Dream" was the debut single by Canadian Idol winner Kalan Porter, from his 2004 album, 219 Days. The single was released on October 5 2004 where it became the fastest-selling 2004 release.
Awakening (album) Awakening is the debut album of progressive metal band Narnia. The band is credited for skill, especially Carl Johan Grimmark, with his impressive neo-classical guitar solos, who was only 19 when this album was released.
Awakenings Awakenings is a 1990 drama film based on Oliver Sacks' memoir, Awakenings. It tells the true story of a doctor (Oliver Sacks, fictionalized as Malcolm Sayer) who, in 1969, discovers beneficial effects of the then-new drug L-Dopa.
Awalmir Awalmir (Persian:اŮلمير) commonly referred to as Ustad Awalmir (Persian: استاد اŮلمير) was an Afghan singer. Most of his recorded songs are in Pashto and he became popular after his hit single "Da Zama Zeba Watan, Da Zama Laila Watan," (Our Beautiful Country Afghanistan, Our Dear Country Afghanistan) a patriotic number dedicated to the republic of Afghanistan in the 70s.
Awami National Party The Awami National Party (ANP, Awami meaning People) is a nationalist political party (leftist) in Pakistan. The Party is mostly famous among the Pashtuns of Pakistan in NWFP, Balochistan, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Western Punjab, Northern Areas.
Awan dynasty The Awan Dynasty was the first dynasty of Elam, founded by king Peli at the dawn of history. It must have been an important influence on Sumer from the earliest times, for their conflicts with Mesopotamia begin with Enmebaragesi of Kish (ca.
Awana Awana (an acronym for Approved Workmen Are Not Ashamed as taken from 2 Timothy 2:15 , King James Version), also incorrectly pronounced plural as "Awanas", is an international, Bible-centered youth ministry headquartered in Streamwood, Illinois. AWANA provides local churches with weekly clubs, programs and training for students in preschool through high school.
Awanyu Awanyu (also Avanyu), is a Tewa deity, the guardian of water. Represented as a horned or plumed serpent with curves suggestive of flowing water or the zig-zag of lightning, Awanyu appears on the walls of caves located high above canyon rivers in New Mexico and Arizona.
Award (Australian industrial relations) An award is a ruling handed down by either the Australian Industrial Relations Commission or by a state industrial relations commission which grants all workers in one industry the same conditions of employment and wages.
Award numerals Award numerals are decorations of the United States military which are attachments to certain ribbons and awards. Award numerals denote repeated decorations of the same award and appear as arabic numerals on a medal or ribbon.
Award of Garden Merit The Award of Garden Merit, or AGM, is an award made to garden plants by the British Royal Horticultural Society after a period of assessment by the appropriate committees of the Society. Awards are made annually after plant trials (which may last for one or more years, depending on the type of plant being trialled) at RHS Garden Wisley and other RHS gardens, or after observation of plants in specialist collections, and are intended to judge the plants' performance for conditions in the UK.
Award ribbon An award ribbon is an award made from ribbon and presented to mark an achievement, such as winning a sports event. Such ribbons usually have a pin or other fastener with which the award can be attached to clothing, walls, or other surfaces.
Awards and decorations of North Korea The system of orders and medals of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea is based on the Soviet one, although with some Chinese influence as well. The orders have the form of stylized five pointed stars mounted to the uniform or civilian clothes with the screw, while the medals suspend from metal planks covered with the ribbon, but unlike the Russian pattern, they are not pentagonal
Awards and decorations of the Civil Air Patrol Awards and decorations of the Civil Air Patrol are decorations issued by the Civil Air Patrol of the United States of America for a variety of accomplishment. Such awards are considered civilian decorations and generally speaking may only be worn and displayed on a uniform of the Civil Air Patrol.
Awards and decorations of the Merchant Marine Awards and decorations of the Merchant Marine are civilian decorations of the United States which are issued to the members of the United States Merchant Marine for a variety of duties both in peace and war. The following is a listing of such medals:
Awards and decorations of the National Guard Awards and decorations of the National Guard are presented to members of the United States National Guard in addition to regular United States military decorations. Each of the state governments of the United States maintains a series of military decorations for issuance to members of the National Guard, with such awards presented under the authority of the various State Adjutant Generals.
Awards and decorations of the Pakistan military Awards and decorations of the Pakistan military are military decorations which recognize a service member's service and personal accomplishments while a member of the Pakistan armed forces. Together with military badges, such awards are a means to outwardly display the highlights of a service member's career.
Awards and decorations of the Public Health Service The Commissioned Corps of the United States Public Health Service, one of the seven uniformed services of the United States, has the authority to issue various awards and commendations to its members. These include individual honor awards, unit honor awards, service awards, and training ribbons.
Awards and decorations of the Soviet Union Awards and decorations of the Soviet Union are decorations from the Former USSR that recognised achievements and personal accomplishments, both military and civilian. All the awards, decorations, and orders were discontinued on 8 December 1991 after the collapse of the Soviet Union.
Awards and decorations of the State Defense Forces Awards and decorations of the State Defense Forces are presented to members of the State Defense Forces in addition to regular United States military decorations and state National Guard military decorations. Each of the state governments of the United States maintains a series of decorations for issuance to members of the State Defense Forces, with such awards presented under the authority of the various State Adjutant Generals and/or respective State Defense Force commanders.
Awards and decorations of the United States Air Force Awards and decorations of the United States Air Force are military decorations which are issued by the Department of the Air Force to Air Force service members and members of other military branches serving under Air Force commands. Of all five branches of the United States Armed Forces, the United States Air Force currently maintains the highest number of active awards and decorations.
Awards and decorations of the United States Army Awards and decorations of the United States Army are those military decorations which are issued to members of the United States Army under the authority of the Secretary of the Army. Together with military badges such awards provide an outward display of a service member's accomplishments.
Awards and decorations of the United States military Awards and decorations of the United States military are military decorations which recognize a service member's service and personal accomplishments while a member of the United States armed forces. Together with military badges, such awards are a means to outwardly display the highlights of a service member's career.
Awards and decorations of the Vietnam War Awards and decorations of the Vietnam War were military decorations which were bestowed by the major warring parties during the years of the Vietnam War. North Vietnam, South Vietnam and the United States all issued awards and decorations during the conflict.
Aware (woreda) Aware is one of the 47 woredas in the Somali Region of Ethiopia. Part of the Degehabur Zone, Aware is bordered on the south by the Korahe Zone, on the west by Degehabur, on the north by the Jijiga Zone, and on the east by Misraq Gashamo.
Aware Records Aware Records is a record label primarily existent to "scout" unsigned acts and to promote their initial album releases and increase general overall exposure. Once the artist decides to, in many cases they will elect to "graduate" to Aware's parent company, Columbia Records, a division of Sony BMG.
Awareness In biological psychology, awareness comprises a human's or an animal's perception and cognitive reaction to a condition or event. Awareness does not necessarily imply understanding, just an ability to be conscious of, feel or perceive.
Awareness League The Awareness League (AL) was a Nigerian anarchist organisation active since the 1990s, estimated to have had several thousand members at one time in its history. The Awareness League has gone through several periods of repression, making its own organizational efforts and continuity sporadic, as well as communications with the rest of the anarchist movement.
Awareness Loves Life Awareness Loves Life is a theoretical cosmological answer to the purpose of the universe. It is normally paired with a reverse statement “Life Loves Awareness” representing its mirror twin stated from a human perspective looking out to the universe, while “Awareness Loves Life” is from the perspective of the universe looking at life.
Awareness ribbon Awareness ribbons are short pieces of ribbon folded into a loop, or representations of such, which are used in the United States, Canada and the UK as a way for the wearer to make a subtle statement of support for a cause or issue.
Awas Tingni Awas Tingni is a small indigenous Mayagna Indian community on the Mosquito Coast of Nicaragua, in the municipality of Puerto Cabezas in the Región Autónoma del Atlántico Norte. The community was involved in landmark human rights case against the Nicaraguan government, establishing the right of indigenous communities to their land as a basic human right.
Awasa (woreda) Awasa is one of the 77 woredas in the Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples' Region (SNNPR) of Ethiopia. Part of the Sidama Zone located in the Great Rift Valley, Awasa is bordered on the south by Shebedino, and on the west, north and east by the Oromia Region.
Awash Fentale Awash Fentale is one of the 31 woredas in the Afar Region of Ethiopia. Part of the Administrative Zone 3, Awash Fentale is bordered on the south by the Oromia Region, on the west by the Amhara Region, on the north by Dulecha, and on the east by Amibara.
Awash National Park Awash National Park is one of the National Parks of Ethiopia. Located at the southern tip of the Afar Region, this park is 225 kilometers east of Addis Ababa (and a few kilometers west of Awash), with its southern boundary along the Awash River, and covers at least 756 square kilometers of acacia woodland and grassland.
Awash River The Awash (sometimes spelled Hawash) is a major river of Ethiopia. Its headwaters is south of Mount Warqe, to the west of Addis Ababa, from whence the Awash flows to the south and around Addis Ababa in an easterly then northeasterly direction, joined on its left bank by its chief affluent, the Germama (or Kasam), and passing the Awash National Park before entering the Danakil depression, and eventually emptying in Lake Abbe (or Abhe Bad) on the border with Djibouti, some 100 kilometers (60 or 70 miles) from the head of the Gulf of Tadjoura.
Awasthi Awasthi is a surname / family name of a particular sub-caste of Brahmins of India. The Awasthi Brahmins belong to the kanya-kubja brahmin categories of brahmins of north india, the others being Gaur, Saryupari and sannaadhya.
Awaswas The Awaswas people (also known as Santa Cruz) are one of eight divisions of the Ohlone (Coastanoan) Native Americans of Northern California. The Awaswas lived in the Santa Cruz Mountains and along the coast of present-day Santa Cruz County from present-day Davenport to Aptos.
Away Away is a play by the Australian playwright Michael Gow. First performed by the Griffin Theatre Company in 1986, it tells the story of three families in conflict who head to the coast for summer holidays at Christmas 1968.
Away From Her Away From Her is a Canadian film which debuted at the 2006 Toronto International Film Festival. The feature-length directorial debut of Canadian actor Sarah Polley, the film is based on Alice Munro's short story "The Bear Came Over the Mountain", from the 2001 collection Hateship, Friendship, Courtship, Loveship, Marriage.
Away goals rule The away goals rule is a method of breaking ties in football where the tied teams have played each other twice, once at each team's home ground. By the away goals rule, the team that has scored more goals "away from home" will win.
Away team In the Star Trek fictional universe, an away team (also known as a "landing party") is a group of individuals sent off a starship to accomplish a mission, either on a planet's surface or another starship. Starfleet protocol requires away teams to be armed with weapons (usually hand phasers) and tricorders and some away teams may require environmental suits, depending upon the nature of the mission.
Awayday An Awayday is the term used in British business for a meeting, often of a whole department, project or sales team, which takes place off-site and away from the participants' regular office surroundings, usually for a whole day or sometimes a weekend
Awaz FM Awaz FM is currently Scotland's first, and only "all year round" asian radio station. Broadcasting throughout greater Glasgow and worldwide on its website site, Radio Awaz delivers a broad range of programming and music that suits the needs of Glasgow's 22,000+ asian community.
Awá The Awá are an endangered indigenous group of people living in the eastern Amazon forests of Brazil. Originally living in settlements, they adopted a nomadic lifestyle about 1800 to escape incursions by Europeans.
Awbere (woreda) Awbere is one of the 47 woredas in the Somali Region of Ethiopia. Part of the Jijiga Zone, Awbere is bordered on the southwest by Jijiga, on the west and north by the Shinile Zone, on the east by Somalia, and on the southeast by Kebri Beyah.
Awbridge Awbridge is a village and civil parish in the Test Valley district of Hampshire, England, about three miles north-west of Romsey, and near the River Test. According to the 2001 census the parish, which includes the villages of Awbridge, Upper Ratley and Lower Ratley, had a population of 695.
Awdl An awdl is a long poem written in Welsh in one of twenty-four strict metres, using cynghanedd. Such poems are considered among the finest work that a bard can aim to produce, and prizes are given at eisteddfodau for the best awdl.
Awel Marrah Diana´s next album, initially titled "Diana 2003", was supposed to be released in the summer of 2003. However, Diana was not satisfied with the overall product so she decided to record more songs and remove others, the thing which caused delays.
Awen Awen is a Welsh word historically used to describe the divine inspiration of gifted bards in Welsh legend, and sometimes ascribed to musicians and poets today. The British Druid Order notes that "[t]he first recorded reference to Awen occurs in Nennius' Historia Brittonum, a Latin text of circa 796 CE, based on earlier writings by the Welsh monk, Gildas.
Awesome (video game) Awesome is a sci-fi action video game released by Psygnosis for the Amiga 500 and Atari ST in 1990. It featured a variety of gameplay styles, from overhead shooter to Asteroids-esque sequences, and a prerendered ray-traced intro sequence whose playback was no mean feat for the Amiga 500.
Avrom Ber Gotlober Avrom Ber Gotlober (January 14, 1811, Starokonstantinov, Volhynia - April 12, 1899, Białystok) was a Jewish writer, poet, playwright, historian, journalist and educator. He mostly wrote in Hebrew, but also wrote poetry and dramas in Yiddish.
Avshalom Elitzur Avshalom Cyrus Elitzur (Hebrew ×בשלום כורש ×ליצור; born 30 May 1957, Iran) is an Israeli physicist and philosopher. He is a senior lecturer at the Unit for Interdisciplinary Studies, Bar-Ilan University, Ramat-Gan, Israel.
Avskum Avskum is a political hardcore punk/d-beat band from Kristinehamn, Sweden. Playing Classic Swedish Hardcore influenced by Discharge Avskum started in the Early 1980's, only to temporarily disband until the Mid 1990's where they returned more productive than ever.
Avtar Singh Bhadana Avtar Singh Bhadana (born 17 December, 1957) is a member of the 14th Lok Sabha of India. He represents the Faridabad constituency of Haryana and is a member of the Indian National Congress (INC) political party.
AvtoVAZ AvtoVAZ (ĐвтоВĐĐ— in Russian) is a Russian automobile manufacturer, also known as VAZ, Volzhsky Automobilny Zavod (Đ’ĐĐ—, Đ’ĐľĚлжŃкий автомобиĚльный завоĚĐ´ ), and better known to the world as Lada was set up in the late 1960s in collaboration with Fiat.
AvtoZAZ AvtoZAZ (Ukrainian: ĐвтоЗĐĐ—) started in 1975 as Industrial Assosiation (производŃтвенное объединение), Đ° holding that incorporated ZAZ, MeMZ, Ilyichyevsk Automobile Parts Plant (Ukrainian: ІллічівŃький завод автоагрегатів) and a number of other automobile-production facilities in Lutzk (LuAZ) and Kherson. In 1990s, it was privatized into a joint-stock company, although 100% of shares stayed with the government.
Avulsion (legal term) In Property law, avulsion refers to a sudden loss or addition to land, which results from the action of water. It differs from accretion, which describes a gradual loss or addition to land resulting from the action of water.
Avulsion fracture An avulsion fracture is a bone fracture which occurs when a fragment of bone tears away from the main mass of bone as a result of physical trauma. This can occur at the ligament due to the application forces external to the body (such as a fall or pull) or at the tendon due to a muscular contraction that is stronger than the forces holding the bone together.
Avunculocal residence An avunculocal society is one in which a married couple traditionally lives with the man's mother's eldest brother, which most often occurs in matrilineal societies. The anthropological term "avunculocal residence" refers to this convention, which has been identified in about 4% of the world's societies.
Avvakum Avvákum Petróv () (November 20, 1620 or 1621 - April 14, 1682) was a Russian protopope of Kazan Cathedral on Red Square who led the opposition to Patriarch Nikon's reforms of the Russian Orthodox Church. His autobiography and letters to the tsar, Boyarynya Morozova and other Old Believers are considered masterpieces of 17th-century Russian literature.
Avvocata Avvocata (Italian: feminine form of "avvocato", "advocate" in reference to the Madonna as the advocate of humanity) is a neighbourhood of Naples, southern Italy. It is just outside, to the west, of the original historic center of the Greco-Roman city of Naples.
Avvy Avvy (born April 22, 1984) is a young talented songwriter and performer included in the list of Bahamian musicians who contribute to the art of Bahamian folk music (Junkanoo & Rake-and-Scrape). He has received accolades for reviving native Bahamian music with innovative storytelling, upbeat rhythms and energetic performances.
Avy Lee Roth Avy Lee Roth is a Spanish born pornstar who claims to be the daughter of former Van Halen singer David Lee Roth. When confronted David didn't deny the rumours and claimed that he did "spread it around" a lot during his time spent in Los Angeles while in Van Halen.
Avyakata AvyÄkáą›ta (Sanskrit) or AvyÄkata (PÄli), meaning "undetermined" or "unexplained", refers to "indeterminate questions" which ĹšÄkyamuni Buddha refused to answer. The avyÄkatas are numbered as ten, consisting of three pairs of opposites and a catuṣkoáąi (fourfold alternative) of options for the last subject.
AV Family Computer The AV Family Computer was a redesign of the original Family Computer video game console released by Nintendo in Japan in the early 1990s. Nintendo itself called it simply Family Computer, exactly the same as the original, but users called it AV Famicom or New Famicom to distinguish from the original.
AV Festival The AV Festival is the UK’s largest international festival of electronic art, and features new media art, film, music, and games. As with festivals such as Ars Electronica, ISEA and DEAF, it is considered to be a new media art festival
AV idol An AV Idol (adult video idol; ) is a Japanese idol that works in the pornographic business, often both as an actress as well as a model. The average career of an AV idol spans one, maybe two years, in which many films are only released on VCD or VHS, though recent evolution of adult film industry in Japan has seen the rise of both DVD and AV idols with careers spanning several years, like Jun Kusanagi or Ami Ayukawa.
AV receiver AV receivers or audio-video receivers are one of the many consumer electronics components typically found within a home theatre system. Their primary purpose is to amplify sound from a multitude of possible audio sources as well as route video signals to your TV from various sources.
AV-8 Harrier II The McDonnell Douglas AV-8B Harrier II is a family of second-generation vertical/short takeoff and landing or V/STOL jet multirole aircraft of the late 20th century. British Aerospace rejoined the project in the early 1980s, and it is currently managed by Boeing/BAE Systems since the 1990s.
AVALANCHE is a fictional rebel and eco-terrorist organization from the Squaresoft RPG Final Fantasy VII. They seek to save the game's world from the conduct of the Shinra Company, a multi-conglomerate industry which effectively controls that world.
AVATAR The AVATAR protocol (Advanced Video Attribute Terminal Assembler and Recreator) is a system of escape sequences occasionally used on Bulletin Board Systems (BBSes). It has largely the same functionality as the more popular ANSI escape codes, but has the advantage that the escape sequences are much shorter.
AVATAR (MUD) AVATAR MUD is one of the oldest MUDs (Multi-User Dungeon or Domain or Dimensions) having been in use since August of 1995. It is a multi-player text computer game that combines elements of role-playing games, hack and slash style computer games and social instant messaging chat rooms.
AVATAR (spacecraft) AVATAR is a conceptual HOTOL, SSTO spaceplane being developed by India's Defence Research and Development Organisation. AVATAR stands for Aerobic Vehicle for hypersonic Aerospace TrAnspoRtation, which is probably a backronym.
AVB AVB (Acappella Vocal Band, or All Vocal Band), is a spin-off group formed from the former backup singers of the Contemporary Christian act Acappella. While Acappella maintained a more traditional adult-oriented vocal style, AVB's music was aimed at a younger audience.
AVCATT AVCATT (Aviation Combined Arms Tactical Trainer) is a mobile aviation training simulator developed by L-3 Communications, Link Simulation & Training for the United States Army. Unlike many other simulators, AVCATT allows for multiple simultaneous users.
AVCon AVCon is an anime (Japanese animation) and video game convention, that has been held yearly in July at the University of Adelaide, South Australia. The event is run by fans to help provide the fan community and public with a weekend of activities and events focused on their interests and fostering the social aspects of the community.
AVE Mizar The AVE Mizar (frequently misspelled "Mitzar", but named after the star Mizar) was a flying car built between 1971 and 1973 by Advanced Vehicle Engineers (AVE) of Oxnard, California. The company was started by Henry Smolinski, a Northrop-trained engineer.
AVESCO AVESCO, the Australian Vee Eight Supercar Company, is the company who manage, market, and promote the V8 Supercar touring car racing category. It is a joint venture between Touring Car Entrants Group (TEGA) and Sports & Entertainment Limited (SEL)
AVCHD AVCHD (Advanced Video Codec High Definition) is a new high definition recording format introduced by Sony and Panasonic. It can use various storage media, including 8 cm (3") recordable DVD discs, as well as hard disk, and SD and Memory Stick Pro memory cards, and is being positioned to compete with handheld video camera recording formats like HDV and MiniDV.
AVID AVID (meaning Advancement Via Individual Determination) is a college-preparatory program designed to aid economically disadvantaged, and academically average first-generation students of both elementary and high schools into college. Originating at the high school level, the program now serves fifth grade through twelfth grade students (roughly, ages 10-18).
AVIDAC The AVIDAC or Argonne Version of the Institute's Digital Automatic Computer, an early computer built by Argonne National Laboratory, was based on the IAS architecture developed by John von Neumann. As with all computers of its era, it was a one of a kind machine that could not exchange programs with other computers (even other IAS machines).
AVL tree In computer science, an AVL tree is a self-balancing binary search tree, and the first such data structure to be invented. In an AVL tree the heights of the two child subtrees of any node differ by at most one, therefore it is also called height-balanced.
AVLIS AVLIS Is an acronym which stands for atomic vapor laser isotope separation and is a method by which specially tuned lasers are used to separate isotopes of uranium using selective ionization of hyperfine transitions.
AVN Adult Entertainment Expo The AVN Adult Entertainment Expo (AEE) is a trade show held each January in Las Vegas, Nevada, and is sponsored by the Adult Video News Magazine (AVN). The AVN Awards show is held during the Expo at the nearby The Venetian Resort Hotel Casino.
AVN Awards The AVN Awards are movie awards sponsored and presented by the American adult video industry trade magazine AVN (Adult Video News) to honor exceptional performance in various aspects of the creation and marketing of American pornographic movies. The AVN Awards comprise nearly 100 categories, some of which are analogous to industry awards offered in other film and video genres, and others that are specific to pornographic film and video.
AVN Best New Starlet Award The AVN(Adult Video News) Best New Starlet Award is presented every January in Las Vegas, Nevada at the AVN Awards ceremony. Somewhat similar to the Grammy's Best New Artist and the Golden Globe's Most Promising New Star, it is given to the porn actress whom the industry believes has displayed the greatest amount of potential and quality in her debut year.
AVNOJ AVNOJ (Antifašističko V(ij)eće Narodnog Oslobođenja Jugoslavije), standing for "Anti-Fascist Council of National Liberation of Yugoslavia", was the political umbrella organization for the people's liberation committees that was established on November 26, 1942 to administer terrorities under their control. It was under the political leadership of the main resistance forces of Yugoslavia, during the Axis occupation of World War II.
AVR Butterfly The AVR Butterfly ATMEL AVR Butterfly Product Description is a self-contained, battery-powered demonstration board running the ATMEL AVR ATmega169V Microcontroller. The board includes an LCD screen, joystick, speaker, serial port, real- time-clock RTC, internal flash memory, and sensors for temperature and voltage.
AVR32 The AVR32 is a 32-bit RISC microprocessor architecture designed by Atmel. The microprocessor architecture was designed by a handful of people educated at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology, including lead designer Ăyvind Strøm, PhD and CPU architect Erik Renno, M.
AVRO tournament The AVRO tournament was a chess tournament held in the Netherlands in 1938, sponsored by the Dutch broadcasting company Algemeene Vereeniging Radio Omroep. Eight of the world's top players took part: World Champion Alexander Alekhine, former champions José Raúl Capablanca and Max Euwe, and potential challengers Mikhail Botvinnik, Paul Keres, Reuben Fine, Samuel Reshevsky and Salo Flohr.
AVS-36 The AVS-36 (from Avtomaticheskaya Vintovka Simonova 1936 model; Russian: ĐвтоматичеŃкая винтовка Симонова образца 1936 года) was a Soviet automatic rifle which saw service in the early years of World War II. It was among the early select-fire infantry rifles (capable of both single and full-automatic fire) formally adopted for military service.
Aw Boon Haw Ah Boon Haw ( (1882 Rangoon, Burma - 1954 Hong Kong) was a Chinese entrepreneur and philanthropist best known for introducing Tiger Balm. His family was of Hakka descent and his ancestors were from Yongding County in Fujian Province.
Awa Dance Festival is held every year in the time of Bon Odori (Bon festival) in the area of Tokushima city (徳島市; -shi), the capital city of Tokushima Prefecture on Shikoku island of Japan. Koenji, an area of Tokyo, also has an Awa Dance Festival modeled on Tokushima's, which started in 1956.
Awaara Awaara (Hindi: अवारा, Urdu: آŮارŰ, Translation: "The Vagabond" ) is a 1951 film directed and produced by Raj Kapoor. The film centers on the intertwining lives of poor Raj (Raj Kapoor) and privileged Rita (Nargis).
Awabel Awabel is one of the 105 woredas in the Amhara Region of Ethiopia. Part of the Misraq Gojjam Zone, Awabel is bordered on the south by the Abay River which separates it from the Oromia Region, on the southwest by Baso Liben, on the northwest by Guzamn, on the northeast by Enemay, and on the southeast by Dejen.
Awad Hamed al-Bandar Awad Hamad al-Bandar (; aka: Awad Hamad Bandar Alsa'doon) (January 2, 1945 - January 15, 2007) was an Iraqi chief judge under Saddam Hussein's presidency. He was the head of the Revolutionary Court which issued death sentences against 143 Dujail residents, in the aftermath of the failed assassination attempt on the president on July 8 1982 (a year before the U.
Awadh Awadh (Devanagari अवध) (also known in various British historical texts as Oudh, Oundh or Oude) is a region in the center of the modern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, which was before Independence known as the United Provinces of Oudh and Agra. The traditional capital of Awadh has been Lucknow, still the capital of the modern State.
Awake Being awake is a metabolic state which is marked by catabolic processes and which is characterized by consciousness, the opposite of sleep, an anabolic process. Communication, ambulation, and ingestion are normally conducted while awake, though they have been known to happen during sleep.
Awake and Breathe Awake and Breathe was Irish girl group B*Witched's second album, released in 1999. It peaked at #5 on the UK album chart in the year of its release, but the three tracks released ("Jesse Hold On", "I Shall Be There", and "Jump Down") only reached #4, #13 and #16 in the singles chart, disappointing after the four singles from the debut album B*Witched all reached #1.
Awake in a Dream "Awake in a Dream" was the debut single by Canadian Idol winner Kalan Porter, from his 2004 album, 219 Days. The single was released on October 5 2004 where it became the fastest-selling 2004 release.
Awakening (album) Awakening is the debut album of progressive metal band Narnia. The band is credited for skill, especially Carl Johan Grimmark, with his impressive neo-classical guitar solos, who was only 19 when this album was released.
Awakenings Awakenings is a 1990 drama film based on Oliver Sacks' memoir, Awakenings. It tells the true story of a doctor (Oliver Sacks, fictionalized as Malcolm Sayer) who, in 1969, discovers beneficial effects of the then-new drug L-Dopa.
Awalmir Awalmir (Persian:اŮلمير) commonly referred to as Ustad Awalmir (Persian: استاد اŮلمير) was an Afghan singer. Most of his recorded songs are in Pashto and he became popular after his hit single "Da Zama Zeba Watan, Da Zama Laila Watan," (Our Beautiful Country Afghanistan, Our Dear Country Afghanistan) a patriotic number dedicated to the republic of Afghanistan in the 70s.
Awami National Party The Awami National Party (ANP, Awami meaning People) is a nationalist political party (leftist) in Pakistan. The Party is mostly famous among the Pashtuns of Pakistan in NWFP, Balochistan, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Western Punjab, Northern Areas.
Awan dynasty The Awan Dynasty was the first dynasty of Elam, founded by king Peli at the dawn of history. It must have been an important influence on Sumer from the earliest times, for their conflicts with Mesopotamia begin with Enmebaragesi of Kish (ca.
Awana Awana (an acronym for Approved Workmen Are Not Ashamed as taken from 2 Timothy 2:15 , King James Version), also incorrectly pronounced plural as "Awanas", is an international, Bible-centered youth ministry headquartered in Streamwood, Illinois. AWANA provides local churches with weekly clubs, programs and training for students in preschool through high school.
Awanyu Awanyu (also Avanyu), is a Tewa deity, the guardian of water. Represented as a horned or plumed serpent with curves suggestive of flowing water or the zig-zag of lightning, Awanyu appears on the walls of caves located high above canyon rivers in New Mexico and Arizona.
Award (Australian industrial relations) An award is a ruling handed down by either the Australian Industrial Relations Commission or by a state industrial relations commission which grants all workers in one industry the same conditions of employment and wages.
Award numerals Award numerals are decorations of the United States military which are attachments to certain ribbons and awards. Award numerals denote repeated decorations of the same award and appear as arabic numerals on a medal or ribbon.
Award of Garden Merit The Award of Garden Merit, or AGM, is an award made to garden plants by the British Royal Horticultural Society after a period of assessment by the appropriate committees of the Society. Awards are made annually after plant trials (which may last for one or more years, depending on the type of plant being trialled) at RHS Garden Wisley and other RHS gardens, or after observation of plants in specialist collections, and are intended to judge the plants' performance for conditions in the UK.
Award ribbon An award ribbon is an award made from ribbon and presented to mark an achievement, such as winning a sports event. Such ribbons usually have a pin or other fastener with which the award can be attached to clothing, walls, or other surfaces.
Awards and decorations of North Korea The system of orders and medals of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea is based on the Soviet one, although with some Chinese influence as well. The orders have the form of stylized five pointed stars mounted to the uniform or civilian clothes with the screw, while the medals suspend from metal planks covered with the ribbon, but unlike the Russian pattern, they are not pentagonal
Awards and decorations of the Civil Air Patrol Awards and decorations of the Civil Air Patrol are decorations issued by the Civil Air Patrol of the United States of America for a variety of accomplishment. Such awards are considered civilian decorations and generally speaking may only be worn and displayed on a uniform of the Civil Air Patrol.
Awards and decorations of the Merchant Marine Awards and decorations of the Merchant Marine are civilian decorations of the United States which are issued to the members of the United States Merchant Marine for a variety of duties both in peace and war. The following is a listing of such medals:
Awards and decorations of the National Guard Awards and decorations of the National Guard are presented to members of the United States National Guard in addition to regular United States military decorations. Each of the state governments of the United States maintains a series of military decorations for issuance to members of the National Guard, with such awards presented under the authority of the various State Adjutant Generals.
Awards and decorations of the Pakistan military Awards and decorations of the Pakistan military are military decorations which recognize a service member's service and personal accomplishments while a member of the Pakistan armed forces. Together with military badges, such awards are a means to outwardly display the highlights of a service member's career.
Awards and decorations of the Public Health Service The Commissioned Corps of the United States Public Health Service, one of the seven uniformed services of the United States, has the authority to issue various awards and commendations to its members. These include individual honor awards, unit honor awards, service awards, and training ribbons.
Awards and decorations of the Soviet Union Awards and decorations of the Soviet Union are decorations from the Former USSR that recognised achievements and personal accomplishments, both military and civilian. All the awards, decorations, and orders were discontinued on 8 December 1991 after the collapse of the Soviet Union.
Awards and decorations of the State Defense Forces Awards and decorations of the State Defense Forces are presented to members of the State Defense Forces in addition to regular United States military decorations and state National Guard military decorations. Each of the state governments of the United States maintains a series of decorations for issuance to members of the State Defense Forces, with such awards presented under the authority of the various State Adjutant Generals and/or respective State Defense Force commanders.
Awards and decorations of the United States Air Force Awards and decorations of the United States Air Force are military decorations which are issued by the Department of the Air Force to Air Force service members and members of other military branches serving under Air Force commands. Of all five branches of the United States Armed Forces, the United States Air Force currently maintains the highest number of active awards and decorations.
Awards and decorations of the United States Army Awards and decorations of the United States Army are those military decorations which are issued to members of the United States Army under the authority of the Secretary of the Army. Together with military badges such awards provide an outward display of a service member's accomplishments.
Awards and decorations of the United States military Awards and decorations of the United States military are military decorations which recognize a service member's service and personal accomplishments while a member of the United States armed forces. Together with military badges, such awards are a means to outwardly display the highlights of a service member's career.
Awards and decorations of the Vietnam War Awards and decorations of the Vietnam War were military decorations which were bestowed by the major warring parties during the years of the Vietnam War. North Vietnam, South Vietnam and the United States all issued awards and decorations during the conflict.
Aware (woreda) Aware is one of the 47 woredas in the Somali Region of Ethiopia. Part of the Degehabur Zone, Aware is bordered on the south by the Korahe Zone, on the west by Degehabur, on the north by the Jijiga Zone, and on the east by Misraq Gashamo.
Aware Records Aware Records is a record label primarily existent to "scout" unsigned acts and to promote their initial album releases and increase general overall exposure. Once the artist decides to, in many cases they will elect to "graduate" to Aware's parent company, Columbia Records, a division of Sony BMG.
Awareness In biological psychology, awareness comprises a human's or an animal's perception and cognitive reaction to a condition or event. Awareness does not necessarily imply understanding, just an ability to be conscious of, feel or perceive.
Awareness League The Awareness League (AL) was a Nigerian anarchist organisation active since the 1990s, estimated to have had several thousand members at one time in its history. The Awareness League has gone through several periods of repression, making its own organizational efforts and continuity sporadic, as well as communications with the rest of the anarchist movement.
Awareness Loves Life Awareness Loves Life is a theoretical cosmological answer to the purpose of the universe. It is normally paired with a reverse statement “Life Loves Awareness” representing its mirror twin stated from a human perspective looking out to the universe, while “Awareness Loves Life” is from the perspective of the universe looking at life.
Awareness ribbon Awareness ribbons are short pieces of ribbon folded into a loop, or representations of such, which are used in the United States, Canada and the UK as a way for the wearer to make a subtle statement of support for a cause or issue.
Awas Tingni Awas Tingni is a small indigenous Mayagna Indian community on the Mosquito Coast of Nicaragua, in the municipality of Puerto Cabezas in the Región Autónoma del Atlántico Norte. The community was involved in landmark human rights case against the Nicaraguan government, establishing the right of indigenous communities to their land as a basic human right.
Awasa (woreda) Awasa is one of the 77 woredas in the Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples' Region (SNNPR) of Ethiopia. Part of the Sidama Zone located in the Great Rift Valley, Awasa is bordered on the south by Shebedino, and on the west, north and east by the Oromia Region.
Awash Fentale Awash Fentale is one of the 31 woredas in the Afar Region of Ethiopia. Part of the Administrative Zone 3, Awash Fentale is bordered on the south by the Oromia Region, on the west by the Amhara Region, on the north by Dulecha, and on the east by Amibara.
Awash National Park Awash National Park is one of the National Parks of Ethiopia. Located at the southern tip of the Afar Region, this park is 225 kilometers east of Addis Ababa (and a few kilometers west of Awash), with its southern boundary along the Awash River, and covers at least 756 square kilometers of acacia woodland and grassland.
Awash River The Awash (sometimes spelled Hawash) is a major river of Ethiopia. Its headwaters is south of Mount Warqe, to the west of Addis Ababa, from whence the Awash flows to the south and around Addis Ababa in an easterly then northeasterly direction, joined on its left bank by its chief affluent, the Germama (or Kasam), and passing the Awash National Park before entering the Danakil depression, and eventually emptying in Lake Abbe (or Abhe Bad) on the border with Djibouti, some 100 kilometers (60 or 70 miles) from the head of the Gulf of Tadjoura.
Awasthi Awasthi is a surname / family name of a particular sub-caste of Brahmins of India. The Awasthi Brahmins belong to the kanya-kubja brahmin categories of brahmins of north india, the others being Gaur, Saryupari and sannaadhya.
Awaswas The Awaswas people (also known as Santa Cruz) are one of eight divisions of the Ohlone (Coastanoan) Native Americans of Northern California. The Awaswas lived in the Santa Cruz Mountains and along the coast of present-day Santa Cruz County from present-day Davenport to Aptos.
Away Away is a play by the Australian playwright Michael Gow. First performed by the Griffin Theatre Company in 1986, it tells the story of three families in conflict who head to the coast for summer holidays at Christmas 1968.
Away From Her Away From Her is a Canadian film which debuted at the 2006 Toronto International Film Festival. The feature-length directorial debut of Canadian actor Sarah Polley, the film is based on Alice Munro's short story "The Bear Came Over the Mountain", from the 2001 collection Hateship, Friendship, Courtship, Loveship, Marriage.
Away goals rule The away goals rule is a method of breaking ties in football where the tied teams have played each other twice, once at each team's home ground. By the away goals rule, the team that has scored more goals "away from home" will win.
Away team In the Star Trek fictional universe, an away team (also known as a "landing party") is a group of individuals sent off a starship to accomplish a mission, either on a planet's surface or another starship. Starfleet protocol requires away teams to be armed with weapons (usually hand phasers) and tricorders and some away teams may require environmental suits, depending upon the nature of the mission.
Awayday An Awayday is the term used in British business for a meeting, often of a whole department, project or sales team, which takes place off-site and away from the participants' regular office surroundings, usually for a whole day or sometimes a weekend
Awaz FM Awaz FM is currently Scotland's first, and only "all year round" asian radio station. Broadcasting throughout greater Glasgow and worldwide on its website site, Radio Awaz delivers a broad range of programming and music that suits the needs of Glasgow's 22,000+ asian community.
Awá The Awá are an endangered indigenous group of people living in the eastern Amazon forests of Brazil. Originally living in settlements, they adopted a nomadic lifestyle about 1800 to escape incursions by Europeans.
Awbere (woreda) Awbere is one of the 47 woredas in the Somali Region of Ethiopia. Part of the Jijiga Zone, Awbere is bordered on the southwest by Jijiga, on the west and north by the Shinile Zone, on the east by Somalia, and on the southeast by Kebri Beyah.
Awbridge Awbridge is a village and civil parish in the Test Valley district of Hampshire, England, about three miles north-west of Romsey, and near the River Test. According to the 2001 census the parish, which includes the villages of Awbridge, Upper Ratley and Lower Ratley, had a population of 695.
Awdl An awdl is a long poem written in Welsh in one of twenty-four strict metres, using cynghanedd. Such poems are considered among the finest work that a bard can aim to produce, and prizes are given at eisteddfodau for the best awdl.
Awel Marrah Diana´s next album, initially titled "Diana 2003", was supposed to be released in the summer of 2003. However, Diana was not satisfied with the overall product so she decided to record more songs and remove others, the thing which caused delays.
Awen Awen is a Welsh word historically used to describe the divine inspiration of gifted bards in Welsh legend, and sometimes ascribed to musicians and poets today. The British Druid Order notes that "[t]he first recorded reference to Awen occurs in Nennius' Historia Brittonum, a Latin text of circa 796 CE, based on earlier writings by the Welsh monk, Gildas.
Awesome (video game) Awesome is a sci-fi action video game released by Psygnosis for the Amiga 500 and Atari ST in 1990. It featured a variety of gameplay styles, from overhead shooter to Asteroids-esque sequences, and a prerendered ray-traced intro sequence whose playback was no mean feat for the Amiga 500.
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