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Axiomatic design Axiomatic design is system design methodology using matrix methods to systematically analyze the transformation of customer needs into functional requirements, design parameters, and process variables. The method gets its name from its use of design principles or design Axioms (i.
Axiomatic system In mathematics, an axiomatic system is any set of axioms from which some or all axioms can be used in conjunction to logically derive theorems. A mathematical theory consists of an axiomatic system and all its derived theorems.
Axion The axion is a hypothetical elementary particle postulated by Peccei-Quinn theory in 1977 to resolve the strong-CP problem in quantum chromodynamics (QCD). As of 2006, an experimental search by the PVLAS collaboration has reported results suggesting axion detection.
Axios (organization) Axios is an association for Eastern Orthodox, Byzantine Rite, and Eastern-rite Catholic Christians who are gay, lesbian, bisexual, or transgender. Contrary to the traditional teachings of these churches, Axios believes that members' "sexuality and love is God given and healthy.
Axioupoli Axioupoli (Greek: Αξιούπολη) is a small town in the Paionia Province of Kilkis Prefecture,in Central Macedonia, Greece. Its old name Βoemitsa (Greek Μποϊμίτσα, Slavic Bóëmtsa) is of Slavic origin meaning strong.
Axis & Allies Miniatures Axis & Allies Miniatures is a miniature wargaming system including both a rule set and a line of collectible miniatures. The game is set in the World War II era with units representing individual vehicles and artillery or squads of infantry.
Axis and Allies: Battle of the Bulge Axis and Allies: Battle of the Bulge is a board game which depicts the Battle of the Bulge, the German's "last-ditch" offensive of World War II. It is similar to Axis and Allies: D-Day in that the game is played on a tactical rather than strategic level, although the gameplay is radically different from D-Day or any other previous Axis and Allies game.
Axis and Allies: D-Day Axis and Allies: D-Day is the fifth version of the strategy board-game Axis and Allies, released in early June 2004 as a celebration of the 60th anniversary of D-Day during World War II. It lets 2-3 players recreate the Operation Overlord or D-Day scenarios during June-July 1944.
Axis and Allies: Europe Axis and Allies: Europe is a spin off of the original Axis and Allies that focuses game play on the European Theatre of World War II. Germany, Soviet Union, Britain, and the United States are controlled by the players of this game.
Axis and Allies: Pacific Axis and Allies: Pacific is a strategy board game produced by Hasbro under the Avalon Hill name brand. Released in 2001 and designed by Larry Harris, the designer of the original Axis and Allies game, Axis and Allies: Pacific allows its players to recreate the Pacific Theater of World War II.
Axis angle The axis and angle representation of a rotation is based on the fact that any pure rotation in three dimensional space can be represented by an axis, or line in space, and an angle representing the magnitude of the rotation about that axis.
Axis for Peace Axis for Peace is an initiative of Voltaire Network to set up an "anti-imperialist" intellectual movement capable of opposing neoconservatives. Its political line recalls that of the Non-Aligned Movement.
Axis Chemicals Axis Chemicals is a fictional chemical plant in the first Batman film and in DC Comics. It is famous for being the plant where the Red Hood, the man who would become The Joker fell into a vat of toxic waste, dyeing his hair green, his skin chalk-white, and his mouth stretched into a hideously permanent grin.
Axis II (psychology) The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) organizes psychopathology using a "multiaxial" system, and describes the axes as "different domains of information" for use in clinical work.
Axis mundi The axis mundi (axis of the world or "world axis"), in religion or mythology, is the world center and/or the connection between heaven and Earth. It exists in virtually all cultures on Earth, although it plays a much more explicit role in those cultures utilizing shamanic practices or those with animist belief systems.
Axis naval activity in Australian waters Although Australia was remote from the main battlefronts of World War II, there was considerable Axis naval activity in Australian waters during the war. A total of 53 German and Japanese warships and submarines entered Australian waters between 1940 and 1945 and attacked ships, ports and other targets.
Axis Nightclub Axis Nightclub opened in Exmouth, Devon in the Summer of 1990, in a blaze of publicity. There had been opposition from the police at an earlier attempt to open a nightclub in the town and had been able to scupper that plan.
Axis occupation of Greece during World War II The Axis occupation of Greece during World War II (, I Katochi, meaning "The Occupation") began in April 1941 after the German invasion of Greece. It lasted until the German withdrawal from the mainland in October 1944.
Axis of evil The term "Axis of evil" was used by United States President George W. Bush in his State of the Union Address on January 29, 2002 to describe regimes that he accused of sponsoring terrorism and seeking weapons of mass destruction.
Axis of Evil (film) "Axis of Evil," is a 2004 France-Canada co-production by Pascal Lievre about a couple declaring their love for each other with the same words United States President George W. Bush used to declare war on terrorism.
Axis of good The term "axis of good" is a phrase used by Hugo Chávez, President of Venezuela, to describe the relationship between him, Cuba's Fidel Castro, and Bolivia's Evo Morales. Cuba, Venezuela and Bolivia are building an alternative trade bloc to the free trade agreements being promoted by the United States.
Axis of Justice Axis Of Justice is a non-profit organization co-founded by Serj Tankian of System of a Down and Tom Morello of Audioslave (formerly of Rage Against the Machine). Its purpose is to bring together musicians, fans of music, and grassroots political organizations to fight for social justice together.
Axis of Time The Axis of Time trilogy is a series of novels written by Australian journalist and author John Birmingham. A US-led task force off Indonesia in 2021 finds itself sent back to 1942, just prior to the Battle of Midway.
Axis of weasels The term axis of weasels is a conscious pun made on President of the United States George W. Bush's term "axis of evil" (coined partly by Bush speechwriter David Frum), frequently (and erroneously) attributed to US Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld.
Axis Of Justice Axis Of Justice is a progressive political group founded by Audioslave/ Rage Against the Machine guitarist Tom Morello and System of a Down singer Serj Tankian. Their mission statement, available on their website, states: "(Axis of Justice)'s purpose is to bring together musicians, fans of music, and grassroots political organizations to fight for social justice.
Axis Point Axis Point was a British rock band begun by two former members of Family, guitarist John "Charlie" Whitney and drummer Rob Townsend. Formed in 1978, Axis Point issued two albums, Axis Point and Boast of The Town, before breaking up in 1980.
Axis system In music the axis system, proposed by Ernő Lendvai (1971, p.1-16) in his analysis of the use of tonality in the music of Béla Bartók, is an assignment of harmonic function to all twelve pitch classes in relation to an assigned tonic, determined by that pitch classes interval from the tonic.
Axis Theatre Company The theatre at 1 Sheridan Square has a long history as a vibrant, varied West Village performance space. Built in 1834 by Samuel Whitmore, it wasn't until the 1930's that the theatre in the basement became a destination of choice in Greenwich Village.
Axle An axle is a central shaft for a rotating wheel or gear. In some cases the axle may be fixed in position with a bearing or bushing sitting inside the hole in the wheel or gear to allow the wheel or gear to rotate around the axle.
Axle counter An axle counter is a device on a railway that detects the passing of a train in lieu of the more common track circuit. A counting head (or 'detection point') is installed at each end of the section, and as each axle passes a head at the start of the section, a counter increments.
Axle load On railways, the axle load is the maximum weight of a train per pair of wheels allowable for a given section of track. The maximum axle load is related to the strength of the track, which is determined by weight of rails, density of sleepers and fixtures, train speeds, amount of ballast, and strength of bridges.
Axle Whitehead Axle Whitehead (born Melbourne, Australia - 16 December 1980) was a contestant on the first series of Australian Idol in 2003, and a host of video music show Video Hits on Network Ten from 2004 to November 1, 2006.
Axokine Axokine is a modified version of human Ciliary neurotrophic factor (CNTF) with a 15 amino acid truncation of the C terminus and two amino acid substitutions, which is three to five times more potent than CNTF in in vitro and in vivo assays and has improved stability properties. Like CNTF it is a neurotrophic factor], and may stimulate nerve cells to survive.
Axolotl The Axolotl (Ambystoma mexicanum) is a large Mexican salamander noted for its demonstration of neoteny, remaining in its aquatic larval form even as a sexually mature adult and not undergoing metamorphosis into a terrestrial form. The name axolotl comes from the Nahuatl language; in Spanish it is called ajolote.
Axolotl tank Axolotl tanks, later known as axlotl tanks, are a technology in the fictional Dune universe created by Frank Herbert in the Dune series. Axolotl technology is also mentioned in Destination: Void but not elaborated upon.
Axon guidance Axon guidance (also called axon pathfinding) is a subfield of neural development concerning the process by which neurons send out axons to reach the correct targets. Axons often follow very precise paths in the nervous system, and how they manage to find their way so accurately remains a major puzzle.
Axonopus fissifolius Axonopus fissifolius (Caratao grass, Carpet grass, Common carpet grass, Common carpetgrass, Louisiana grass in United States; Mat grass, Narrow-leaved carpet grass, Narrowleaf carpet grass, Durrington grass in Australia; syn. Axonopus affinis Chase, Paspalum fissifolium Raddi) is a grass which is often used as permanent pasture.
Axostyle An axostyle is a sheet of microtubules found in certain protozoa. It arises from the bases of the flagella, sometimes projecting beyond the end of the cell, and is often flexible or contractile, and so may be involved in movement.
Axungia Axungia is a kind of fat—that which is claimed to be the softest and moistest of any in the bodies of animals. It is different from lard, which is a firm fat, and from suet, or adeps, which is a kind of dry fat.
Axymyiidae The Nematoceran family Axymyiidae is the sole member of the infraorder Axymyiomorpha, though it is often included within the infraorder Bibionomorpha in older classifications. It is known from only 6 species in 3 genera, plus 3 fossil species.
AX architecture AX (Architecture eXtended) was a Japanese computing initiative starting in around 1986 to allow PCs to handle double-byte Japanese text via special hardware chips, whilst allowing compatibility with software written for foreign IBM PCs. It was developed by a consortium including Sony, Hitachi, Sharp, Oki, Casio, Canon, Kyocera, Sanyo, Mitsubishi, etc.
AXA (comic) AXA is the title of a newspaper comic strip, and the name of the lead character thereof, which was published in British daily tabloid The Sun from 1978 to 1986. It was written by Donne Avenell and drawn by Enrique Badia Romero.
AXe Spectral Extraction The aXe - Spectral Extraction and Visualization software is designed to process large format astronomical slitless spectroscopic images such as those obtained with the Advanced Camera for Surveys (ACS) on the Hubble Space Telescope (HST). aXe is distributed as a subpackage for IRAF (Image Reduction and Analysis Facility - a general purpose software system for the reduction and analysis of astronomical data).
AXN AXN is a satellite television network owned by Sony Pictures Entertainment, which launched on 21 September 1997. The network is now spread across several regions in the world, including Europe, Japan, Asia and Latin America.
Ay Kheperkheprure Ay was the penultimate Pharaoh of Ancient Egypt's 18th dynasty. He held the throne of Egypt for a brief four-year period (probably 1324–1320 BC or 1327–1323 BC, depending on which chronology is followed), although he was a close advisor to two and perhaps three of the pharaohs who ruled before him and was the power behind the throne during Tutankhamun's reign.
Ay Qap Ay Qap (آی قاپ ; Айқап in nowadays script) was a Kazakh journal of opinion and debate published in Troitsk from January 1911 until September 1915 under the editorship of Muxametžan Seralin. It brought together well-known nationalists and reformists, progressivist thinkers and scholars, educators and writers, such as Axmet Baytursunov, Älixan Bökeyxanov, Miržaqïp Dulatov, Mäšhür Žüsip Köpeev, Maġžan Žumabaev, Beyimbet Maylin and many others.
Aya de Leon Aya de Leon (born 1967 in Los Angeles, California) is a writer, poet, and spoken word artist in the underground poetry scene in the San Francisco Bay Area. Her heritage of both Puerto Rican and African American influence her work to explore issues with race, gender, socio-economic class, etc.
Aya Hirayama Aya Hirayama (Japanese: 平山あや), born January 13, 1984, is a Japanese actress who has appeared in a few films as well as appearing in two television programs in her native Japan, Waratte Iitomo and Itsumo futari de. She recently starred in the South Korean movie Fighter in the Wind as Youko and also in the Japanese television series Haruka 17 in the leading role as Haruka.
Aya Hisakawa is a seiyū and J-pop singer born November 12, 1968 in Kaizuka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan. In addition to releasing various solo CDs, she is well known for her anime voice roles, and has also done some work in video games.
Ayabaca Province Ayabaca is a province in the Piura Region, in northwestern Peru. It borders Ecuador on the north and northwest, Huancabamba Province on the southeast, MorropĂłn Province on the south, and the Piura and Sullana provinces on the west.
Ayabie , is an indie Japanese rock band of the visual kei variety. Dressed in a kinky combination of traditional Japanese garb with psychedelic colours and patterns, Ayabie makes a mind-boggling and unforgettable statement.
Ayacucho (disambiguation) Ayacucho is a Quechua word meaning "city of the dead". Originally it was the name of a city in Peru where the decisive battle in Peru's war of independence was fought, but the name is also used in other parts of Latin America to commemorate that city and the battle.
Ayacucho Declaration On December 9, 1974, the sesquicentennial celebration of the Battle of Ayacucho, the site of SimĂłn BolĂ­var's final victory over Spain, eight Latin American nations stated their intention to consider arms limitations. Representatives from Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Panama, Peru, and Venezuela jointly declared the need to "create conditions which permit effective limitation of armaments and put an end to their acquisition for offensive military purposes, in order to dedicate all possible resources to economic development.
Ayacucho Quechua Ayacucho is one dialect of the Quechua language, spoken in the Ayacucho region of Peru, as well as by immigrants from Ayacucho in Lima. With roughly a million speakers, it is one of the largest dialects of the language along with Cusco Quechua.
Ayahuasca The widely used Quechua name ayahuasca (pronounced ) has two highly interrelated yet distinct meanings and referents: 1) an Amazonian giant vine native to the rainforest containing various harmala alkaloids, generally Banisteriopsis caapi, and, by extension, 2) pharmacologically complex psychoactive infusions prepared from it for shamanic, folk-medicinal, and religious purposes. Sections of vine are macerated and boiled alone or with leaves from any of a large number of other plants, including Psychotria viridis (chakruna in Quechua) or Diplopterys cabrerana (also known as chacropanga).
Ayaka Hirahara is a Japanese pop singer who belongs to the music label Dream Music. Her father Makoto Hirahara is a saxophone player, grandfather Tsutomu Hirahara was a trumpet player, and her older sister Aika Hirahara is a singer.
Ayaka Kimura Ayaka Kimura (木村絢香, born October 30, 1981 in Hyogo Prefecture, Japan) joined Hello! Project in 1999 after being discovered by Makoto, fellow Sharan Q bandmate of Tsunku, with four other girls, forming Coconuts Musume.
Ayaka Saito Ayaka Saito (齋藤 彩夏 Saitō Ayaka, born on June 2, 1988 in Tokyo) is a seiyū who voiced Momiji Sohma in Fruits Basket, Tomoka Rana Jude in Girls Bravo, and Mitsukuni Haninozuka in the recently aired Ouran High School Host Club. She has a very soft voice (even among female seiyu).
Ayakashi Sisters The are subordinate antagonists in the Sailor Moon metaseries. They appear in the second major story arc--called Black Moon in the manga and in Sailor Moon R the anime series--and are known as the Weird Sisters or Phantom Sisters in the English dub.
Ayako Uehara (born 1980 in Takamatsu, Kagawa Prefecture, Japan) is a classical pianist. She rose to fame in 2002 when she became the first woman (and first Japanese citizen) to win the prestigous Tchaikovsky International Piano Competition.
Ayal Ayal is the Hebrew name for a kind of deer, the Cervus. Mentioned in Psalms 42,1: "ke-ayal taarog al afikei maim - cen nafshi taarog eleicha elohim" (As the hart panteth after the water books, so panteth my soul after thee, O God).
Ayal Kadhayezhuthukayaanu Ayal Kadhayezhuthukayaanu is a Srinivasan-Mohanlal film. It tracks the travails of a wasted pulp fiction writer, Sagar Kottapuram, and his friend (Srinivasan), who are dragged into a lawsuit by a vengeful tahsildar, played by Nandini.
Ayala Museum The Ayala Museum is an art and history museum located at the corner of Makati Avenue and Legaspi Street, beside the Greenbelt Mall in Makati City, The Philippines. It is one of the leading museums in the Philippines, as well as one of the most modern.
Ayala's Angel Ayala's Angel is a novel written by English author Anthony Trollope, written between April 25,1878, and September 24 of the same year, although it was not published for two years. It was written as a stand-alone novel rather than as part of a series, though several of the minor characters appear in other novels by Trollope.
Ayam Aghoul Ayam Aghoul is a villain from Disney's Aladdin series who first appeared in the episode "The Spice Is Right." He is the Duke of the Undead whose goals are getting revenge on Aladdin for sending him back to the Neatherworld(the land of the dead).
Ayame (InuYasha) Ayame (青いアイリス, "Blue Iris; as in the flower by the same name") is a fictional character in the anime and animanga series InuYasha. She's voiced by Yumi Kakazu in the original Japanese version and by Patricia Acevedo in the Latin American Spanish dub.
Ayame Sohma Ayame Sohma (草摩 綾女 Sōma Ayame) is a fictional character featured in the Japanese manga and anime series Fruits Basket. The older brother (and antithesis) of Yuki Sohma, he is flamboyant, expressive, and anything but soft-spoken.
Ayami Kojima Ayami Kojima (小島 文美 Kojima Ayami) is a Japanese illustrator and concept artist that is most well known for her work on the Castlevania series of video games with Konami. She is self-taught and enjoys reading shonen manga.
Ayanami Raising Project Neon Genesis Evangelion: Ayanami Raising Project (Japanese: 新世紀エヴァンゲリオン 綾波育成計画 Shin Seiki Evangelion: Ayanami Ikusei Keikaku) is a simulation game created by Gainax and BROCCOLI, and based on the anime and manga series Neon Genesis Evangelion. It was released for Microsoft Windows PCs in 2001, and the Sega Dreamcast the following year.
Ayanamsa Ayanamsa is the Sanskrit term for the longitudinal difference between the tropical or Sayana and sidereal or Nirayana zodiacs. It is defined as the angle by which the sidereal ecliptic longitude of a celestial body is less than its tropical ecliptic longitude.
Ayane (Dead or Alive) is a video game character from the Dead or Alive video game series. She has been a member of the series from the beginning, starting as an unplayable training dummy in the Sega Saturn port of the original Dead or Alive.
Ayane's High Kick Ayane's High Kick ( 綾音ちゃんハイキック, Ayane-chan High Kick) is an original video animation anime produced in 1996 about a girl who wishes to become a wrestler but because a series of events, she instead becomes a kick boxer.
Ayas (band) Ayas was a heavy metal band established in 1986. Led by the Yerevan State Komitas Conservatory graduate Artur Mitinian, the band was the first in the history of Armenian heavy-music to play its works using scores.
Ayat al-Akhras Ayat al-Akhras was the third and youngest Palestinian female suicide bomber who, at age 18 (some sources report her age to be as young as 16), killed herself and two Israeli civilians on March 29, 2002 by detonating explosives belted to her body. The killings gained widespread international attention due to Ayat's age and gender and the fact that one of the victims was also a teenage girl.
Ayat an-Nur The Ayat an-Nur (Arabic: "the Sign of Light" or "the Verse of Light") is the 35th line of the 24th sura of the Qur'an, Sura an-Nur. The verse is renowned for its remarkable beauty and imagery, and perhaps more than any other verse lends itself to mystical or esoteric readings of the Qur'an.
Ayatollah Ayatollah (Arabic: آية الله; Persian: آيت‌الله); is a high ranking title given to major Shi'a clerics. The word means "Sign of God" and those who carry the title are experts in Islamic studies such as jurisprudence, ethics, and philosophy and usually teach in seminaries (Hawzas) of Islamic sciences.
Ayatollah Abol-Ghasem Kashani Ayatollah Seyyed Abol-Ghasem Mostafavi Kashani (آیت‌الله سید ابوالقاسم مصطفوی کاشانی in Persian) (born 1884 in Tehran, Iran, died March 1961) was a prominent Shia Islamic cleric and former Parliament Minister of Iran.
Ayatollah Mohammad Beheshti Ayatollah Dr. Seyyed Mohammad Hosseini Beheshti (محمد حسینی بهشتی in Persian), (October 24, 1928 - June 28, 1981) was an Iranian cleric, the secretary-general of the Islamic Republic Party, and the head of the Islamic Republic's judicial system.
Ayatollah Mohammad Yazdi Ayatollah Mohammad Yazdi (In Persian: محمد یزدی) was head of Judiciary System of Iran between 1989 and 1999, following Ayatollah Abdolkarim Mousavi Ardebili and succeeded by Ayatollah Mahmoud Hashemi Shahroudi.
Ayatollah Sadegh Khalkhali Ayatollah Sadeq Ahmadi Givi aka Sadegh Khalkhali (Persian: صادق خلخالی Ṣādeq Khalkhalī) 1927- November 26, 2003) was a much maligned, hardline Shia cleric of the early years of the Islamic Republic of Iran who became notorious for his cavalier attitude in passing on death sentences, and became known as Iran's "hanging judge"Ayatollah Sadeq Khalkhali The Daily Telegraph 28 November 2003 . On February 24, 1979, he was chosen by Ayatollah Khomeini to be the Sharia ruler (حاکم شرع in Persian) to overlook the courts and make Islamic rulings, some of which were death sentences.
Ayauta, Kagawa Ayauta (綾歌町; -cho) was a town located in Ayauta District, Kagawa, Japan. On March 22, 2005, the town merged with the town of Hanzan and the former city of Marugame to create the new city of Marugame and town no longer exists as an independent municipality.
Ayaz Amir Ayaz Amir is a renowned Pakistani journalist, most famous for his columns in the newspaper Dawn and known as a politician as well. His columns are critical of the Pakistan Army's role in politics throughout the history of the country.
Ayaz Mütallibov Ayaz Niyazi oğlu Mütallibov (Ayaz Niyazi oğlu Mütəllibov in Azeri) (in Russian : Аяз Ниязиевич Муталибов Ayaz Niyaziyevich Mutalibov) (born 1938) was an Azerbaijani Communist political figure. He was the first post-Soviet President of Azerbaijan from 1991 until he was deposed in 1992.
Ayda Field Ayda Field (b. 1979 in Los Angeles, California) is a TV actress who rose to fame in Days of Our Lives, was a regular in Blue Collar TV, and is currently appearing as Jeanie Whatley on NBC's Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip.
Aydar Lake The Aydar Lake () is part of the man-made Aydar-Arnasay system of lakes, which covers an area of 4,000 square kilometres (1,500 mi²). This system includes 3 brackish water lakes (Aydar Kul, Arnasay and Tuzkan) located in the saline depressions of the south-eastern Kyzyl Kum (now in Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan).
Aydın Province Aydın is a province of Turkey, and it is located in southwestern Anatolia, more specifically in the Ege Bölgesi (Aegean Region). The center or the capital of the province is the city of Aydın with a population of approx.
Aydınlatma ve Isıtma Araçları Müzesi The Museum of Illumination and Heating Appliances (Turkish: Aydınlatma ve Isıtma Araçları Müzesi) is a small privately-run museum adjacent to the Blue Mosque and Hagia Sophia in the Sultanahhmet neighbourhood of Eminönü in Istanbul, Turkey.
Aydınoğlu The Anatolian Turkish Beylik of Aydınoğlu with its capital in Aydın (named after the dynasty) was one of the frontier principalities established by Oghuz Turkish clans after the decline of Anatolian Seljuk Sultanate.
Ayden Scheim Ayden Isaac Scheim is a queer female-to-male transsexual community organizer, educator, and activist in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He works with queer and trans youth through community development organizations, art programs, drop-in groups, and HIV/STI education projects.
Aydo Abay Aydo Abay of Turkish descent but raised in Koblenz, Germany, is mainly known for being the frontman for the German indie rock quartret blackmail. He has also started his own standalone band project known as KEN.
Aye Cho Major Aung San Thuirya Aye Cho (also known as Aye Cho) ( - 21 August 1948) was the Bamar recipient of Aung San Thuriya Award, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry and bravery in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to members of Myanmar Armed Forces and he is also the first recipient of Aung San Thuriya medal in Myanmar. He won the award at the Battle of Po Tha Aung Gon Bridge during the outbreak of Communists insurgency in Myanmar.
Aye-aye The Aye-aye (Daubentonia madagascariensis) is a lemur native to Madagascar that combines rodent-like teeth with a long, thin middle finger to fill the same ecological niche of a woodpecker. It is the world's largest nocturnal primate, and is characterized by its unique method of finding food; it taps on trees to find grubs, then gnaws holes in the wood and inserts its elongated middle finger to pull the grubs out.
Ayel In law, ayel, also known as ayle, aiel, or de avo, is a writ where a grandfather, being seized on his demesne on the day of his death, a stranger enters the same day, and dispossesses the rightful heir, the grandchild. The writ allowed the grandchild to oust the stranger.
Ayelén Stepnik Ayelén Stepnik (born November 22, 1975) is a field hockey player from Argentina, who won the silver medal with the national women's hockey team at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney and a bronze medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.
Ayelech Worku Ayelech Worku (born June 12, 1979) is an Ethiopian long-distance runner most known for winning two World Championships bronze medals on the 5000 metres. She was born in the Arsi Zone of the Oromia province, the same region as double Olympic champion Haile Gebrselassie.
Ayenbite of Inwyt The Ayenbite of Inwyt (also ) is a confessional prose work written in a Kentish dialect of Middle English. As a literal rendition of a French original by a "very incompetent translator" (Thomson 1908), it is generally considered more valuable as a record of Kentish pronunciation in the mid-14th century than as a work of literature.
Ayer Rajah Expressway The Ayer Rajah Expressway (abbrev: AYE; Chinese: 亚逸拉惹高速公路; Pinyin: Yàyìlārě Gāosù Gōnglù; Malay: Lebuhraya Ayer Rajah) extends from the western end of the East Coast Parkway in the south of Singapore to Tuas in the west near the Tuas Second Link to Malaysia. Together with the East Coast Parkway, it forms a second east-west link to complement the role played by the Pan Island Expressway.
Ayer y Hoy Ayer Y Hoy is Menudo's 17th album (14th in Spanish) released in 1985 featuring Charlie Rivera, Roy Rosello, Robby Rosa, Ricky Martin, and Raymond Acevedo. This is the second album that this line-up recorded together.
Ayerdhal Ayerdhal (nè Jacky Soulier), a French science fiction writer, was born 1959 in Lyon, France. He received the Grand Prix de l'Imaginaire in 1993 for his novel Demain une oasis and is considered one of the leading names in the current generation of French science fiction authors.
Ayers House Ayers House is a historic mansion in Adelaide, South Australia located on North Terrace. It is named after Sir Henry Ayers, five times Premier of South Australia and wealthy industrialist, who occupied it from 1855 until 1897.

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