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ACTIVE ACTIVE (formerly EGTYF, European Good Templar Youth Federation) is a non-governmental umbrella organisation gathering European youth temperance organisations. It has the status as the regional youth council of IOGT International.
ACTRA Award An ACTRA Award is a Canadian prize given to members of the "Alliance of Canadian Cinema, Television and Radio Artists" for accomplishment in film, radio and television. First presented in 1972, the ACTRA awards were discontinued after 1986 but in honour of the union's 60th Anniversary, in 2003 they were resurrected in several of its branches across Canada.
ACTRA Foster Hewitt Award The Foster Hewitt Award for Excellence in Sports Broadcasting was presented annually by ACTRA, the Canadian association of actors and broadcasters, to honour outstanding work by Canadian television and radio sportscasters. The award was named after legendary Canadian sportscaster Foster Hewitt.
ACV-S The ACV-S is an infantry fighting vehicle currently offered by FNSS Savunma Sistemleri AS of Turkey. The full title of the vehicle is the Armoured Combat Vehicle - Stretched, although it was originally Armoured Combat Vehicle - Next Generation.
Ad Apostolicae Dignitatis Apicem Ad Apostolicae Dignitatis Apicem was an apostolic letter issued against Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II by Pope Innocent IV (1243-54), during the Council of Lyon, 17 July, 1245, the third year of his pontificate.
Ad Astra (magazine) Ad Astra literally means "To the Stars." This award-winning quarterly magazine is published by the National Space Society (NSS), a nonprofit, 501(c)3 aerospace advocacy and educational institution headquartered in Washington, D.
Ad captandum In rhetoric an argument ad captandum, "for capturing" the gullibility of the naĂŻve among the listeners or readers, is an unsound, specious argument, a kind of seductive casuistry. The longer form of the term is ad captandum vulgus (Latin, 'to win over the crowd').
Ad creep Ad-creep refers to the increase of advertising. The virtues of advertising are debated, but ad-creep especially refers to advertising which is invasive and coercive, like ads in schools, doctor's offices and hospitals, in restrooms, elevators, on ATM's, on garbage cans.
Ad Council The Advertising Council, commonly known as the Ad Council, is a privately funded non-profit organization that distributes public service announcements on behalf of various sponsors, including non-profit organizations and government agencies.
Ad exstirpanda Ad exstirpanda is the incipit designating a papal bull issued on May 15, 1252, by Pope Innocent IV, which was confirmed by Pope Alexander IV on November 30, 1259, and by Pope Clement IV on November 3, 1265. It explicitly authorized the use of torture for eliciting confessions from heretics during the Inquisition and explicitly condoned the practice of executing relapsed heretics by burning them alive.
Ad Gumbert Ad Gumbert (born Addison Courtney Gumbert on October 10, 1868 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; died April 23, 1925 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) was a pitcher for Major League Baseball in the 19th century. His brother Billy Gumbert and great nephew Harry Gumbert were also Major League Baseball players.
Ad hoc Ad hoc is a Latin phrase which means "for this [purpose]". It generally signifies a solution that has been designed for a specific problem, is non-generalizable and cannot be adapted to other purposes.
Ad hominem An ad hominem argument, also known as argumentum ad hominem (Latin: "argument to the person", "argument against the man") consists of replying to an argument by attacking or appealing to the person making the argument, rather than by addressing the substance of the argument. It is most commonly used to refer specifically to the ad hominem abusive, or argumentum ad personam, which consists of criticizing or personally attacking an argument's proponent in an attempt to discredit that argument.
Ad Herbal Adherbal or Ad Herbal (died 230 BC) was Admiral of the Carthaginian fleet who battled for domination of the Mediterranean Sea for Carthage in the First Punic War against Rome, 264 BC-241 BC. It is known that he was in command until at least 249 BC, during the Battle of Drepana, which was a major victory for Carthage.
Ad Hoc QoS Multicast Ad Hoc QoS Multicast (AQM) is a Quality of Service (QoS)-aware multicast routing protocol designed for mobile ad hoc networks. It achieves multicast efficiency by tracking the availability of resources for each node within its neighbourhood.
Ad infinitum This article is about the Latin phrase, you may have been looking for: Ad infinitum, the British musical group, AD Infinitum is also the name of a software product that assists in the management of Active Directory.
Ad interim Ad interim (ad int) is Latin for "temporarily" or "in the meantime". It also refers to a diplomatic officer who acts in place of an ambassador, as in the term "chargé d'affaires ad interim".
Ad litem Ad litem is a term used in law to refer to a party appointed by a court to act in a lawsuit on behalf of another party—for instance, a child or an incapacitated adult—who is deemed incapable of representing themselves. An individual who acts in this capacity is called a guardian ad litem.
Ad Loc Ad Loc is a system for mobile users to collaboratively tie persistent virtual notes to physical locations without the need for any servers embedded in the environment or accessed via the Internet. Instead, all notes are proactively cached solely on the mobile devices of passing participants and served up to others in the vicinity via ad hoc wireless protocols like WiFi.
Ad maiorem Dei gloriam Ad maiorem Dei gloriam or ad majorem Dei gloriam, also known by the abbreviation AMDG, is the motto of the Society of Jesus, commonly referred to as the Jesuits. The society is a religious order within the auspices of the Roman Catholic Church.
Ad Melkert Adrianus Petrus Wilhelmus (Ad) Melkert (February 12, 1956) is a Dutch politician, who served as chair of the parliamentary party and Minister of Social Affairs and Employment for the social-democratic PvdA. He led the PvdA to a historic low in the contentious 2002 general elections, which were won by the List Pim Fortuyn party.
Ad Moolhuijzen Adrianus ("Ad") Theodorus Moolhuijzen (born April 1, 1943 in Arnhem, Gelderland) is a former water polo player from The Netherlands, who finished in seventh position with the Dutch Men's Team at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico.
Ad nauseam Ad nauseam is a Latin term used to describe something that has been continuing "to the point of nausea." For example "This topic has been discussed ad nauseam": it has been discussed extensively and everyone is tired of it.
Ad Noiseam Ad Noiseam is an experimental electronic music independent record label, based in Berlin, Germany. Ad Noiseam was founded in April of 2001 by Nicolas Chevreux and has released music by artists such as Tarmvred, Somatic Responses, Antigen Shift, Cdatakill, Iszoloscope, Detritus, Mothboy, Enduser, Bong-Ra, Shitmat, Knifehandchop, Dälek and Line 47.
Ad quod damnum Ad quod damnum is a Latin phrase meaning "According to the harm" or "appropriate to the harm." It is used in tort law as a measure of damage inflicted, and implying a remedy, if one exists, ought to correspond specifically and only to the damage suffered.
Ad Reinhardt Adolph Dietrich Friedrich Reinhardt ("Ad" Reinhardt) (December 24, 1913–August 30, 1967) was a painter, writer, and pioneer of conceptual and minimal art. He was also a critic of abstract expressionism.
Ad serving Ad serving describes the technology and service that places advertisements on web sites. Ad serving technology companies provide software to web sites and advertisers to serve ads, count them, choose the ads that will make the website or advertiser most money, and monitor progress of different advertising campaigns.
Ad van den Berg Ad van den Berg [1944) is the treasurer of the Dutch party PNVD], a party that, among other points, calls for the lowering of the age of consent to 12 (and the eventual abolition thereof). Van den Berg was also once the Chairman of [[Martijn Foundation.
Ad-Aware Ad-Aware is an anti-spyware program from Lavasoft that detects and removes software on a user's computer that is determined to be spyware. It also detects dialers, trojans, malware, data-mining, aggressive advertising, Parasites, Browser hijackers, and tracking components.
Ad-lib Night Ad-lib Night (아주 특별한 손님) (2006) is the third film by South Korean director Lee Yoon-ki. It tells the story of a group of boys from the country who have come to Seoul to find the runaway daughter of a dying man to be with him on his death bed.
Ad-Libs Improvisational Comedy Theater Ad-Libs Improvisational Comedy Theater originally was an old warehouse located in the Arts District of downtown Dallas, Texas (USA). In 1986, it was renovated into a 200 seat cabaret style theater where Ad-Libs Improv comedy Troupe performs its weekly shows.
Ada "Bricktop" Smith Ada Beatrice Queen Victoria Louise Virginia Smith, better known as Bricktop (August 14 1894 — February 1 1984) was an American dancer, singer, vaudevillian, and self-described saloon-keeper who owned the nightclub Chez Bricktop in Paris from 1924 to 1961, as well as clubs in Mexico City and Rome. She has been called "...
Ada (programming language) Ada is a structured, statically typed imperative computer programming language designed by a team led by Jean Ichbiah of CII Honeywell Bull under contract to the United States Department of Defense during 1977–1983. It addresses many of the same tasks as C or C++, but with one of the best type-safety systems available in a statically typed programming language.
Ada Byron's notes on the analytical engine Augusta Ada King, Countess of Lovelace (born Ada Byron) is renowned for her description and associated notes on Charles Babbage's design for a mechanical computer called The Analytical Engine. The analytical engine was never built - but Ada's notes are widely recognised as containing the first ever computer program.
Ada Ciganlija Ada Ciganlija (Serbian Ada Ciganlija, Cyrilic Ада Циганлија - pronounced in English roughly as /a'da tsig'anliya/) is an island in the Sava river flowing through central Belgrade the capital city of Serbia. The island belongs to the Belgrade municipality of Čukarica.
Ada Covered Bridge The Ada Covered Bridge is a 125-foot span Brown truss covered bridge erected in 1867 in Ada, Michigan, United States. Carrying Bronson Street across the Thornapple River, it is located just south of where the Thornapple enters the Grand River, in turn just south of M-21.
Ada Choi Ada Choi Siu Fun (蔡少芬) is a Hong Kong actress best known for her work for TVB television, and to a lesser extent, for her film work. Born in September 17, 1973, she was the second runner-up in the 1991 Miss Hong Kong beauty pageant.
Ada James Ada Lois James (March 23,1876 - September 28, 1952) was a suffragist, social worker, and reformer. Born in Richland Center, Wisconsin, she graduated from high school in 1894, taught school for several years, and soon became active in the woman's suffrage movement in which both her parents were playing prominent roles.
Ada Kaleh Ada Kaleh (Turkish for "Island Fortress") was a small island on the Danube populated by Turks that was submerged during the building of the Iron Gates hydro plant in 1970. The island was about 3 km downstream from Orşova and measured 1.
Ada of Caria Ada of Caria (4th century BC) came to power as the ruler of the large and profitable provincial capital of Halicarnassus in Caria, a satrapy of the Persian Empire at a time when Darius was actively seeking to conquer it. Ada's armies put up little resistance and were quickly dispatched, leaving the port city under Persian occupation.
Ada Roe Ada Roe (February 6, 1858 - January 11, 1970) was a British supercentenarian, and the oldest recognised living person in the world between October 1968 (exact date unknown) and her death at age 111. She was the last documented person born in the 1850s.
Ada Semantic Interface Specification The Ada Semantic Interface Specification (ASIS) is a layered, open architecture providing vendor-independent access to the Ada Library Environment. It allows for the static analysis of Ada programs and libraries.
Ada'a Chukala Ada'a Chukala is one of the 180 woredas in the Oromia Region of Ethiopia.In the Socio-economic profile of East Shewa (last accessed 1 August 2006) the Government of Oromia Region calls this woreda Ada'a Liben.
Ada, Ghana Ada is a town in eastern Ghana, lying on the Atlantic Ocean coast east of Accra, on the estuary of the River Volta. It is known for its beaches and for water sports and consists of three widely separated settlements: Big Ada, Ada Foah and Ada Kasseh.
Adaílson Pereira Coelho Adaílson Pereira Coelho, better known as Abuda (born March 28, 1986 in São Luís, Maranhão) is a Brazilian footballer, currently playing for German Bundesliga team VfL Wolfsburg where he wears shirt number 16. He has also played for Corinthians, where he started his career, and Náutico.
AdaBoost AdaBoost, short for Adaptive Boosting, was formulated by Yoav Freund and Robert Schapire. It is a meta-algorithm, and can be used in conjunction with many other learning algorithms to improve their performance.
Adad Adad in Akkadian and Ishkur in Sumerian are the names of the storm-god in the Babylonian-Assyrian pantheon, both usually written by the logogram dIM. The Akkadian god Adad is cognate in name and functions with northwest Semitic god Hadad.
Adad-nirari III Adad-nirari III (also Adad-narari) was King of Assyria from 811 to 783 BC. He was the son and successor of Shamshi-Adad V, and was apparently quite young at the time of his accession, because for the first five years of his reign his mother Shammuramat acted as regent, which may have given rise to the legend of Semiramis.
Adagia Adagia (adagium is the singular form and adagia is the plural) is an annotated collection of Greek and Latin adages, compiled during the Renaissance by Dutch humanist Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus. According to Speroni (1964, p.
Adagio and Fugue in C minor KV. 546 Adagio and Fugue in C minor is a piece by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart based upon the style of Johann Sebastian Bach. The Bach background of the piece can be heard with the underlying dark intensity along with a gradual style change from the classicism of Mozart’s time to a more Baroque style.
Adagio in G minor Adagio in G minor is a piece arranged by Remo Giazotto based on the bass line and six bars of melodyof a Sonata in G minor, composed by Tomaso Giovanni Albinoni] for [[String instruments|strings and organ, which were found amongst the ruins of the old Saxon State Library, Dresden, which was firebombed by the Allies during World War II.
Adachi clan The Adachi clan (安達氏) is a family of samurai who are said to have been descended from Fujiwara no Yamakage. Their historical significance derives from their successes during the Genpei War and their subsequent affiliation with the Hōjō clan.
Adai Adai (also Adaizan, Adaizi, Adaise, Adahi, Adaes, Adees, Atayos) is the name of a people and language that was spoken in eastern Louisiana and were a Southeastern culture of Native Americans. The name Adai is derived from the Caddo word hadai meaning 'brushwood'.
Adair County Courthouse (Oklahoma) The Adair County Courthouse is located in Stilwell, Oklahoma and is the central building for the county government for Adair County, Oklahoma. The current building is the fourth building in Stilwell to serve as the courthouse.
Adair Turner, Baron Turner of Ecchinswell Jonathan Adair Turner, Baron Turner of Ecchinswell (born 1955) is a British businessman, academic and chair of the Pensions Commission. He has described himself in a BBC HARDtalk interview with Stephen Sackur as a 'technocrat'.
Adair-Kennedy Memorial Park Adair-Kennedy Memorial Park is a sports facility complex in Juneau, Alaska, and adjacent to Floyd Dryden Middle School. It was named after Richard James Adair and Jimmy Earl Kennedy, two Juneau Police Department officers who died in the line of duty in April 17, 1979.
Adal Ramones Adal Ramones (born Adalberto Javier Ramones MartĂ­nez , December 3, 1961 in Monterrey, Nuevo LeĂłn) is a Mexican television show host and comedian who is known for his comments on Mexican and international social life. Ramones is the host of a popular Mexican television show, Otro Rollo, which is produced by Televisa and televised in 53 other countries, including the United States, where the show is transmitted by Univision.
Adal Sultanate Adal was a sixteenth century province-cum-sultanate of Ethiopia located in modern Somali, Oromia, and Afar regions in Ethiopia, as well as southern Djibouti and western Somaliland. Prior to its invasion of Ethiopia under Ahmad ibn Ibrihim al-Ghazi in 1527, it was a province of the Solomonic dynasty of Ethiopia.
Adalbero of Styria Adalbero (died 1086 or 1087) was Margrave of Styria from 1064 until 1082. He sided with the Emperor in the investiture dispute, which led to a confrontation with his younger brother Ottokar II, who sided with the Pope and replaced him in 1082.
Adalbert Atto of Canossa Adalbert Atto or Adalberto Azzo (died 13 February 988) was the first Count of Canossa and founder of that noble house which eventually was to play a determinant rĂ´le in the political settling of Italy and the Investiture Controversy in the eleventh and twelfth centuries.
Adalbert II of Tuscany Adalbert II (c. 875–915), called the Rich, son and successor of Adalbert I of Tuscany, and grandson of Boniface I, was much concerned in the troubles of Lombardy, at a time when so many princes were contending for the wrecks of the Carolingian Empire.
Adalbert of Hamburg Archbishop Adalbert of Hamburg-Bremen (c. 1000 – March 16, 1072, at Goslar) was the son of Count Friedrich von Goseck, a political figure of the Holy Roman Empire, papal legate, Vikar des Nordens, one of the regents of Emperor Henry IV.
Adalbert of Prague Adalbert (Czech: ; ; ; ca. 956 - April 23, 997) was a bishop of Prague who was martyred in his efforts to convert the Baltic Prussians, to which he had been instigated by the king of Poland Bolesław I the Brave.
Adalbert of Prussia Heinrich Wilhelm Adalbert Prince of Prussia (October 29, 1811 in Berlin – June 6, 1873 in Karlsbad) was a Prussian naval theorist and admiral. A son of Prince William, the youngest brother of King Frederick William III, Adalbert was instrumental during the Revolutions of 1848 in founding the first unified German fleet.
Adalbert Poole Adalbert James Moses Poole (December 11, 1881—September 26, 1970) was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1927 to 1936 as a member of the Progressive Party.
Adalbert Stifter Adalbert Stifter (23 October 1805 – 28 January 1868) was an Austrian writer, poet, painter, and pedagogue. He was especially notable for the vivid natural landscapes depicted in his writing, and has long been popular in the German-speaking world, while almost entirely unknown to English readers.
Adalbert Zuckschwerdt Adalbert Zuckschwerdt (1874-1945) was captain (Korvettenkapitän) of the German raider the SMS Cormoran that sailed from the German Colony Tsingtao (Qingdao today) China until it was stranded and finally interned at Guam by the Americans. He was was the later Konteradmiral commanding the Loire/French South Coast command in 1943.
Adalbert, Margrave of Austria Adalbert the Victorious (died May 26, 1055 in Melk) was Margrave of Austria from 1018 until his death. He extended the eastern border of the then small Ostmark of Bavaria as far as the rivers Morava/March and Leitha and supported King Henry III in his battles against Hungary and Bohemia.
Adalberto Jordan Adalberto Jordan (born in 1961 in Havana, Cuba) is a Federal District Court Judge for the United States District Court in the Southern District of Florida. He is also an adjunct professor at the University of Miami School of Law, his alma mater.
Adalgisa Nery Adalgisa Nery (October 29, 1905 - June 7, 1980) was a Brazilian poet, journalist and politician. She was born in Rio de Janeiro as Adalgisa Maria Feliciana Noel Cancela Ferreira, the daughter of a civil servant.
Adalgisel Adalgisel or Adalgis (Adalgyselus ducis in contemporary Latin) was a Frankish duke, the first mayor of the palace of Austrasia. He assumed that office in December 633 or January 634 at the same time that Sigebert III assumed the kingship.
Adalric Cessius Brandl In the Star Wars Expanded Universe, Lord Adalric Cessius Brandl was a handsome former actor and Jedi Knight from the planet Trulalis during the Old Republic who went on to become one of the High Inquisitors of the Emperor's Inquisitors. During his service, he began to feel conflicted by his chosen path; the many deaths weighed on his mind, and the Dark side was not answering his questions.
Adam Adam ("Earth" or "man", Standard Hebrew אָדָם, Adam; "Soil" or "Light Brown", Arabic آدم, Adam) was the first man created by Elohim, which means Almighty One, or God or Allah according to the Abrahamic religious tradition. He is considered a prophet by the Jewish, Christian, Islamic, Mandaean and Bahá'í faiths.
Adam (1991 film) Adam is a 1991 6-minute animated short film written, animated and directed by Peter Lord that was nominated for an academy award for best short film, and won the equivalent award at BAFTA in 1992 as well as the Annecy International Animated Film Festival in 1993.
Adam (name) The personal name Adam derives from the Hebrew noun ha adamah meaning "the ground" or "earth," from which it came to be used to refer to "man," since man was seen as a thing created by God from the earth. This is why the word is used in the Book of Genesis to refer to the first man.
Adam and Company Adam and Company is a private bank] based in the [[United Kingdom, part of the Royal Bank of Scotland Group. It offers a range of private banking services including investment management and advisory services to customers in the UK and overseas.
Adam and Eve Adam (Hebrew: אָדָם, "man"; Arabic: آدم; Ge'ez: አዳም) and Eve (Hebrew: חַוָּה, , "living one"; Arabic: حواء, Hawwa; Ge'ez: ሕይዋን, Hiywan) were the first man and woman created by God according to the Bible and the Qur'an.
Adam and Eve (Mormonism) In Mormonism, the Biblical account of Adam and Eve is believed to be partly literal and partly symbolic, with much meaning and clarification added in the Book of Moses (Pearl of Great Price, Moses 3-5) and in the Book of Mormon (2 Nephi 2). Adam and Eve are believed to have been placed on earth from another sphere, according to Brigham Young.
Adam and Joe Go Tokyo Adam And Joe Go Tokyo was a series of eight episodes created for the BBC's then fledgling channel BBC3 (also airing in full on BBC1 at a later timeslot as promotion for the new channel). It starred Adam Buxton and Joe Cornish of The Adam And Joe Show and aired between 30 May 2003 and 25 July 2003.
Adam and Steve Adam and Steve is a phrase that originated from a conservative Judeo-Christian argument against homosexuality, in which some theologians believe that the natural way of life illustrated by the Biblical account of creation is the story of "Adam and Eve," a man and a woman, as opposed to a a man and a man as in "Adam and Steve."
Adam A. Crown Maitre d'Armes Adam Adrian Crown is an instructor of classical and historical fencing in Ithaca, New York who received his Fencing Master's Diploma under Maitre Jean-Jacques Gillet. He teaches classical fencing of the French school as well as historical French smallsword and Renaissance rapier from Anglo-Italian sources.
Adam A500 The Adam A500 is a six-seat civil utility aircraft currently in production. The aircraft is of pod-and-boom, push-pull configuration with its two TCM TSIO-550 piston engines mounted to provide centerline thrust.
Adam Afriyie Adam Afriyie (born 4 August 1965, Wimbledon, London), British politician, is a Conservative Member of Parliament for Windsor. He was elected at the 2005 general election, succeeding Michael Trend, who was forced to stand down.
Adam Aleksander Sanguszko Adam Aleksander Sanguszko (1590-1653) of Pogoń Litewska Coat of Arms was a noble of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. He was the castellan of Kiev from 1618, voivode of Podole from 1621 to 1630, voivode of Wołyń from 1630 and starosta of Włodzimierz (until 1625).
Adam Alexander Adam Alexander (aka Myles Fairchild) is a fictional character in the American soap opera The Bold and the Beautiful. He was played by actor Michael Swan from 1998 to 2000, and then made guest appearances in 2001 and 2002-2003.
Adam Alexander Dawson Adam Alexander Dawson (March 20 1913 –) is a film editor who worked on a number of films from 1937 until his retirement in the 1970s. He was an editor of the 1970 Doctor Who serial Spearhead from Space, Till Death Us Do Part and originated the Z-Cars title tunnel sequences.
Adam Alsing Adam Alsing is a Swedish television host mostly famous for hosting Big Brother Sweden on Kanal5. He has since in 2005 moved to Tv4 but hasn't had any big successful shows and is likely to return to the 7th season of Big Brother.
Adam Andretti Adam Andretti is a race car driver from the USA. He is the younger brother of veteran NASCAR racer John Andretti, nephew of Indianapolis 500 winner Mario Andretti and first cousin to Indy Car legend Michael Andretti and Jeff Andretti.
Adam Archibald Adam Archibald (14 January 1879 - 10 March 1957) was a Scottish First World War recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
Adam Ashley-Cooper Adam Ashley-Cooper (born 27 March, 1984 in Sydney, New South Wales) is an Australian rugby union footballer. He currently plays for the Brumbies in the international Super 14 competition and has played for Australia.
Adam Baldwin Adam Baldwin (born February 27 1962) is an American actor. He is known for his role as Animal Mother in Stanley Kubrick's Full Metal Jacket, and established a cult following as Jayne Cobb in the series Firefly, and movie Serenity.
Adam Bartsch Johann Adam Bernhard von Bartsch (1757 - 1821, both Vienna) was an Austrian scholar and artist. His catalogue of Old master prints is the foundation of the Art History of printmaking , and he was himself a printmaker in engraving and etching.
Adam Bayliss Adam Bayliss (born 1979-09-17, Wollongong, Australia) is an Australian producer of short films. His films Luna and the Moon and Alex's Party have been shown at international film festivals, including the Palm Springs International Film Festival, the Canberra International Film Festival, the Australian International Film Festival, and the New York Gay & Lesbian Film Festival.
Adam Beattie Adam Beattie was the Captain of the New York 26th Independent Battery, Light Artillery Barnes’ Rifle Battery during the Civil War. Born in and or around Seneca, New York to John and Nancy Beattie around 1833.
Adam Bede Adam Bede is George Eliot's first novel, published pseudonymously in 1859 despite the fact that Eliot (whose real name was Mary Ann Evans) was a well-published and highly respected scholar of her time, translating into English and publishing highly influential and significant texts (such as David Friedrich Strauss's "Das Leben Jesu" in 1846). Only a year previously she had published Scenes of Clerical Life, further establishing her intellectual prominence.
Adam Berkhoel Adam Berkhoel (born May 16, 1981 in Woodbury, Minnesota) is a professional ice hockey goaltender who currently plays for the ECHL's Dayton Bombers. He was drafted 240th overall in the 2000 NHL Entry Draft by the Chicago Blackhawks.
Adam Bernero Adam Gino Bernero (born November 28 1976 in Los Gatos, California) is a Major League Baseball pitcher. Bernero has pitched in the majors for the Detroit Tigers, Colorado Rockies, Atlanta Braves, Philadelphia Phillies, Kansas City Royals, and recently signed a minor league contract with the Boston Red Sox.
Adam Berry Adam Berry is an Emmy-nominated television and film composer. His credits include South Park, The Sarah Silverman Program, Kim Possible, American Dragon: Jake Long, The Buzz on Maggie, Beethoven's Fifth, Hood Rat, Balto 2, Balto 3, Buzz Lightyear of Star Command etc
Adam Bielan Adam Jerzy Bielan (born on 12 September 1974 in Gdańsk, Poland) is a Polish politician and Member of the European Parliament for the MP & SW with the Prawo i Sprawiedliwosc, Treasurer of the Union for a Europe of Nations and sits on the European Parliament's Committee on Regional Development.
Adam Blair Adam Blair (born March 20 1986 in New Zealand) is a rugby league player for the Melbourne Storm, used in the forward positions. He came on from the interchange bench in the 2006 Grand Final against the Brisbane Broncos.

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